A Question Posited to Someone Who Purports to Understand
The small voice just got smaller.
So I asked this person a question, hoping to get something beyond the pat. And this is how it went:
*I'd like to posit a question for the writer of this article - and hope to receive an answer before Rosh Hashana -
and that is - what role does she think/believe the klal to play in the Teshuva processes of those tinokot shenishbu - i.e. the ones that fell through the cracks, that need extra support. Where does the notion of Kol Yisrael Arievim Zeh Le-Zeh play out and figure into the equation of Teshuvah. Is in fact, Teshuvah a solely personal and solitary endeavor? And what if that person embarking on such an endeavor find themselves incapacitated, blinded, deafened or rendered imobile for whatever reason, being orphaned, widowed or sunken into poverty - what role and how much of a percentage does the role of the klal play - if at all - in the process of teshuvah of that individual?
Also it would be helpful to know why this concept isn't spoken about enough - about how we are absolutely to support one another in our processes - and why this is ignored or shoved under the table as if to say - this doesn't concern me - as the person involved is *poor* *disabled* - or whatever label of stigma applied.
Your answer appreciated.
Joy Sherri *
And this was the answer:
*All of reality is a single, universe-encompassing Adam and no one can "enjoy their rewards" until everyone comes along. I don't know what community you hearken from, but certainly in the community that I live within, there is much awareness of this, and much actual effort that goes into this.
Your question is big, and I don't have the time answer more than this. Blessings...*
Yeah the question is big.
And that was the intent.
So I asked this person a question, hoping to get something beyond the pat. And this is how it went:
*I'd like to posit a question for the writer of this article - and hope to receive an answer before Rosh Hashana -
and that is - what role does she think/believe the klal to play in the Teshuva processes of those tinokot shenishbu - i.e. the ones that fell through the cracks, that need extra support. Where does the notion of Kol Yisrael Arievim Zeh Le-Zeh play out and figure into the equation of Teshuvah. Is in fact, Teshuvah a solely personal and solitary endeavor? And what if that person embarking on such an endeavor find themselves incapacitated, blinded, deafened or rendered imobile for whatever reason, being orphaned, widowed or sunken into poverty - what role and how much of a percentage does the role of the klal play - if at all - in the process of teshuvah of that individual?
Also it would be helpful to know why this concept isn't spoken about enough - about how we are absolutely to support one another in our processes - and why this is ignored or shoved under the table as if to say - this doesn't concern me - as the person involved is *poor* *disabled* - or whatever label of stigma applied.
Your answer appreciated.
Joy Sherri *
And this was the answer:
*All of reality is a single, universe-encompassing Adam and no one can "enjoy their rewards" until everyone comes along. I don't know what community you hearken from, but certainly in the community that I live within, there is much awareness of this, and much actual effort that goes into this.
Your question is big, and I don't have the time answer more than this. Blessings...*
Yeah the question is big.
And that was the intent.
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