Engaging w/ Elul August 19, 2013

The more deeply immersed I became in the thinking of the prophets, the more powerfully it became clear to me what the lives of the Prophets sought to convey: that morally speaking, there is no limit to the concern one must feel for the suffering of human beings, that indifference to evil is worse than evil itself, that in a free society, some are guilty, but all are responsible. "The Reasons for My Involvement in the Peace Movement" (1972); later included in Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity (1996)
– Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel

The notion that ALL are responsible is key.  With out a collective sense of being “there” for each other is what it truly means to be free. 

Make Today a Great Day,

Rabbi Evon