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MISHPATIM: Rise above the trap of hating or blowing off 'the other'
Among the many many laws in this week’s Torah portion, one had long escaped my attention and perhaps yours, as well. “When you encounter your enemy’s donkey wandering, you must take it back to them (the owner). When you see your enemy’s donkey sagging under its burden and would refrain from helping (the owner to lift it up), you must nevertheless help them (help your enemy to lift it up).” (Exodus 23:4-5) Many years ago, my colleague Rabbi Ed Feld explicated this passage in a way that cracked open the human experience beneath the surface of the law. If I encountered my enemy’s ani...
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