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The biblical answer to Abraham
does not move us as profoundly as his
question. Abraham is assured that
God would not destroy the city of
Sodom if there were 50, or even 10,
righteous "within the city:"
The text implies that a few would
tip the scale and save the place, but
only if the righteous individuals were
"within the city," playing an active
part in public life and exercising their
influence in diverse fields of activity.
But if they are indifferent to the wel-
fare of their community, if they with-
draw their concern for the moral cli-
mate of their city, they may, perhaps,
save themselves, but will certainly not
possess the spiritual merit capable of
preserving their fellowmen. Those
who believe in justice, truth, freedom
and compassion must exert every
effort to save the society in which they
love; for all that evil needs to prevail is
for good people to do nothing.
We who live in the post-Holocaust
age can read these passages and identi-
fy with the questions of Abraham
more easily than the answer he was
given. But we can draw strength from
his challenge and guidance from the
response. Abraham did not give up his
struggle for justice and righteousness
even after the cataclysmic destruction.
To be a Jew in the tradition of -
Abraham is to be both humble and
defiant, submissive yet critical, faithful
to the will of the Almighty yet capable
of challenging Him in the name of the
highest standards of morality.
Above all, to be a Jew means to
cling to our love for mankind even
when that love is severely tested.
Spiritually, we are all the children of
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