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A
ndrew Solomon, a professor
Israelites enjoyed light in their dwell-
ings:' The most important part of this
of psychiatry and author of
an essential book, Far from
verse may be "their dwellings:'
the Tree, recently wrote, "A Canadian
The Israelites experienced light
woman was denied entry to the
when they were together, not when
United States last month because she
they were out on their own. This is a
had been hospitalized for
powerful and inspirational
depression in 2012:' She
image. Jews know how to
had never been violent, and
create light even in the
was, in fact, under a doc-
dark, but only when we take
tor's care.
care of each other.
Our country has a great
This is part of what it
disdain for people who
means to be a light to the
suffer from mental illness,
rest of the world. We must
often blaming them for a
show how to bring that light
lack of proper attitude, but
to all who suffer.
does relatively little to help.
Solomon continues,
Rabbi Aaron
"Stigmatizing the condi-
Access to care is difficult
Berg man
and often financially impos-
tion is bad; stigmatizing the
sible.
treatment is even worse.
Solomon notes that most
People who have received
help are much more likely
people who struggle with
mental illness are never violent. They
to be in control of their demons than
are no more violent than the rest of the those who have not. Yet this incident
population. Some are, but we are far
(of the Canadian woman) will serve
more likely to imprison someone after
only to warn people against seeking
treatment for mental illness. If we
a violent episode than we are to treat
them before they are a threat to them-
scare others off therapy lest it later be
selves or others.
held against them, we are encourag-
John Milton called the most horrible ing denial, medical noncompliance
place he could imagine "darkness vis-
and subterfuge, thereby building not a
ible a darkness so deep that it elimi-
healthier society but a sicker one:'
nated all feelings of hope. Darkness is
There is a cliche that to be Jewish
a metaphor we use for depression and
is to suffer. Scholar and author Rabbi
despair. Perhaps this is why God uses
Yitz Greenberg notes that all people
it as a plague against the Egyptians
throughout history have suffered.
who would not free their slaves. They
What is great about our people is that
would experience the darkness that
we have come through our troubles
with our dignity and morality intact, if
they brought to others.
The Torah says, "Thick darkness
not strengthened. We have an obliga-
descended upon all the land of Egypt
tion to help those who cannot help
for three days. People could not see
themselves, to help relieve their suffer-
one another, and for three days no
ing and to do so without judgment.
one could get up from where he was:'
The Psalms say that for God "the
Darkness paralyzed Egypt. They had
darkness is not dark:' As long as we
no idea how to cope with this crisis.
turn to each other and look out for
Egypt was the most powerful nation
each other and bring that love to the
in the world but because of their greed rest of the world, the darkness will not
and hatred, it seems the sun had set
be dark for us either. ❑
on them.
Aaron Bergman is a rabbi at Adat Shalom
The Torah, though, says that not
Synagogue in Farmington Hills.
everyone was in darkness. "The
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