'Im ani kan, hakol kan If I Am Here, All Is Here: A Contemplation on “Defects” and “Wholeness”

The author provides an understanding that the community is incomplete without the presence and participation of people with disabilities. “The Torah was not given to angels. We are all of us blemished; human wholeness does not come from some elusive perfection, but rather from the radical act of tak...

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Main Author: Artson, Bradley Shavit 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge 2007
In: Journal of religion, disability & health
Year: 2007, Volume: 10, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 5-8
Further subjects:B Disability
B Wholeness
B Leviticus
B blemish
B Torah
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Summary:The author provides an understanding that the community is incomplete without the presence and participation of people with disabilities. “The Torah was not given to angels. We are all of us blemished; human wholeness does not come from some elusive perfection, but rather from the radical act of taking hold of our imperfections and offering even them.” The Torah reminds us of an insistence on a community that includes all of its members-that makes none of them invisible, that asks none to step outside.
ISSN:1522-9122
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of religion, disability & health
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1300/J095v10n03_02