If you see your brother’s donkey falling down on the road from too many burdens, don’t turn away. Hakem takim imo. Lift it up together. (Deuteronomy 22:4). We all sometimes collapse from the weight of the burdens we carry. Sometimes we are the fallen ones and sometimes we are the ones helping lift someone else up. We do it together. In this meditation, we explore the word imo, “with him,” from many directions, weaving together texts and ideas from different sources, and feeling into our own ability to heal and be healed, jointly, with each other and with God.
Sources:
Deuteronomy 22:4
Rashi on Deuteronomy 22:4
Brachot 5b
Shmot Rabbah 2:6
Pirke Avot 2:16
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