"#Achrayut is often translated as “responsibility,” but it means more than that. At its core is the idea that once you become aware of a problem, you can no longer look away. Awareness creates obligation.

Our #sages understood that the #injustices of the world are often far too large for any one person to solve. That reality does not absolve us of responsibility. #Rabbi #AbrahamJoshuaHeschel, one of the most influential #Jewish thinkers and #activists of the 20th century, taught that indifference in the face of #injustice is itself a moral failure, that awareness demands response. As he famously wrote, “Indifference to evil is more insidious than evil itself.”

At the same time, #Heschel understood that lasting change does not come from outcomes alone, but from inner integrity."

https://www.sdjewishworld.com/2026/01/10/when-something-feels-wrong-judaism-teaches-its-time-to-repair-it/

Abraham Joshua Heschel -

To maintain that the essence of Judaism consists exclusively of halacha is as erroneous as to maintain that the essence of Judaism consists exclusively of agada.
The interrelationship of halacha and agada is the very heart of Judaism.
Halacha represents the strength to shape one's life according to a fixed pattern; it is a form-giving force. Agada is the expression of man's ceaseless striving which often defies all limitations.

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I'm reading more chassidus these days. Why? I appreciate academic studies of Judaism. But when I read non-Orthodox #Torah commentary I usually only learn facts. In most cases, the authors do little to encourage one's Avodat Hashem or Yirat Shamayim, spiritual values which are the essence of a living faith. (There are exceptions, obviously, A. J. #Heschel, #ShaiHeld, etc.)

This quote explains the idea further

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Do we wait for moments of spirituality, or do we work to infuse spirituality into our daily lives? Rabbi Reuven Hammer writes (click for quote)

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