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Rachamim
Compassion
Rachamim is the ability to feel another person's inside from within your own. It is chesed with tears in it. It is love that has learned to see pain.
רחמים
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Why this stone matters
The role in the sanctuary
Hashem is called Rachum — compassionate — because compassion is the fabric of holiness. To imitate Hashem is to grow this chamber inside you.
This week's practices
Small, faithful actions
Reflection
Sit with these questions
- Question 1
Whose behavior have I judged without knowing their weight?
- Question 2
Where is my own heart still waiting for compassion?