{"id":53465,"date":"2019-04-09T21:46:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-09T18:46:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/?p=53465"},"modified":"2022-11-01T16:47:42","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:47:42","slug":"concentric-circles-of-belonging-and-responsibility","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.929.org.il\/en\/concentric-circles-of-belonging-and-responsibility\/","title":{"rendered":"Concentric Circles Of Belonging And Responsibility"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[281],"tags":[421,412],"acf":{"old_id":"53465","type":"no","iframe":"","writer":53309,"related_cahpter":"194","type_929":"2","show_author_image":false,"old_create_date":"","old_url":"","post_main_content":{"description":"Connectedness to all members of the community, and to the collective destiny that binds us all","content":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Since it is only by miraculous intervention that Achan is selected, why was it necessary to go through the lengthy process of exposing him by sifting out of a single individual from the series of larger groups of which he is part?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rabbinic tradition, basing itself upon the episode of Achan and other relevant texts, formulated a principle that lies at the foundation of Jewish nationhood: that all Jews are co-responsible for each other, and Jewish individuals are regarded as being organically connected to the larger group. There is no such thing as living a Jewish life that is indifferent to the larger community or aloof from the trials and triumphs of the nation. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Jew first of all lives his life as an individual before God. At the same time, however, the Jew must live his life conscious of the larger community of which he is part. There is a communal aspect to his existence that is more than a function of living among others: It is rather an expression of his connectedness to all members of the community, and the collective destiny that binds all of them together as one.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is precisely this aspect of Jewish living that animates the ancient story of Achan. While it may be the case that, strictly speaking, only he was guilty of the crime of trespass, in essence the whole nation shares in his blame. As part of the nation even Joshua must be held accountable, for he too is part of organic Israel. The method of ascertaining Achan\u2019s guilt can now be appreciated: In the end, he is singled out, but not before the process of his arrest emphasizes the concentric circles of concern that form the basis of every Jew\u2019s identity \u2014 the family, the community, the tribe, and the nation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the powerful lesson of Achan\u2019s downfall: All human acts, whether of good or evil, selfish greed or altruistic love, impact upon the larger familial, communal, national, and even global reality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is not enough to mourn over Achan\u2019s tragic end. Rather, we must take away from his cautionary tale the precious gift of living our lives with an awareness of others, with a consciousness of the community and nation that are affected by our deeds, and that, by the immutable laws by which God governs the world, affect us in turn.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">from: <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em>Joshua: The Challenge of the Promised Land<\/em> <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Jerusalem: Koren, 2015); chapter: \u00a0Israel\u2019s First Setback: Achan\u2019s Trespass<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Image by Gordon Johnson from 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