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In the opening verse of our chapter, the Bible prescribes that any person who accidentally or unintentionally violates a commandment should bring a c<\/em><\/span>hattat<\/span><\/em> offering in the sanctuary. At face value, this direction is somewhat startling. Of course one should incur guilt, request forgiveness and otherwise be held accountable when the violation was a willing infraction. But why the fuss for an unwitting action? One could argue that the very notion of \u201can accident\u201d undermines the sense that the action could be defined as sinful. If I didn\u2019t mean it, think it, consider it, or intend it, why am I responsible at all?<\/span><\/p>\n

If you have spent time with young children, you know how hard it is to teach them to take responsibility for their actions — or for their bodies in space. But one of the key lessons I work at teaching my kids is to redirect their gaze from their own intent towards the suffering or pain of the person affected. You certainly did not <\/span>mean to hurt<\/span><\/em> when you used those harsh words, but there you have it– another one is suffering, at your hands. If they can truly take that in, not only do they feel responsible, but they need comforting of their own.<\/span><\/p>\n

When we cause pain without intent — or in the plain sense of Leviticus, when we act carelessly with divine expectations — we are in need of comfort of our own. Finding oneself suddenly off kilter and distant from the sacred center can induce a feeling of dislocation or unanticipated loss. \u00a0Being summoned to offer a korban chattat<\/em>, in this sense, is to accept a divine invitation back into relationship, to come close again, to reconnect. Ultimately, we need to take radical responsibility for all of our actions and words, even when they slip from us unplanned. But at the same time, we can be kind to ourselves and embrace the opportunity for healing. <\/span><\/p>\n

When the child who has been hurt is up and running again, I always hug the one who did damage just a bit longer.<\/span><\/p>\n","image":false,"embedded_video":"","video_duration":"","show_fb_comments":true,"credit_media":""},"tile":{"top_caption":"The Comfort Of Sacrifice","main_caption":"We need to take radical responsibility for all of our actions and words, even when they slip from us unplanned","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"And embrace the invitation to return to relationship, the opportunity for healing","preview_embedded":"","preview_image":false,"preview_video":"","external_link":"","link_for_pay":false,"tile_gallery_items":false,"credits":""},"alternate_tile":{"top_caption":"","main_caption":"","main_caption_size":"1","sub_caption":"","hide_media":false},"tile_group":{"preview_image_url":false,"main_caption":"","sub_caption":"","":null,"popup_package_extra_content":"","read_time":""},"home_color":"","home_gallery_top":"","home_gallery_middle":"","home_gallery_book":"","home_gallery_bottom":"","seo":{"seo_title":"","seo_description":"","seo_default_title":"","seo_default_description":""},"links":false,"send_noty":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44434"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44434"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44434\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":105712,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44434\/revisions\/105712"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44434"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44434"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44434"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}