Thanks for this much-needed perspective, Ed. Yep, ironically, if we limit our vision of ourselves to only our group's trauma, then the oppressors win. I've noticed one way contemporary Judaism resists that "hopeless victim" identity is to take historical and biblical instances of oppression and use them as present points of connection. So the Jewish people were enslaved in Egypt and mass murdered in Europe. Who is enslaved and persecuted right now, and how can we help and support them?
Thanks, Ed. Many of us struggle to make that distinction, and it is essential. I needed that today.
Thanks for this much-needed perspective, Ed. Yep, ironically, if we limit our vision of ourselves to only our group's trauma, then the oppressors win. I've noticed one way contemporary Judaism resists that "hopeless victim" identity is to take historical and biblical instances of oppression and use them as present points of connection. So the Jewish people were enslaved in Egypt and mass murdered in Europe. Who is enslaved and persecuted right now, and how can we help and support them?