Post by medic09 on Nov 19, 2008 0:43:10 GMT -5
The corollary to my other thread is, what about Torah/Judaism contribute positively to your role in nursing? What makes you a different or better nurse?
For me I think it is the importance of kavod hab'riyot/the dignity of Man. The Torah's emphasis on Man being created in the image of Hashem sometimes really helps me to stay respectful or compassionate when it is difficult. Maybe not always (as I'd like!), but certainly often.
Along with that, the importance of Hesed as an underlying value of Torah; as Hazal say that the Torah begins and ends with Hesed.
Tonight, in our Judaism Practicum in the beit midrash (a class in Jewish practices for people who are new to learning and practice) we talked about Hesed as a mitzvah that emulates Hashem. Sometimes that thought creeps into my head at work and I believe that it really makes a subtle difference at times in how I treat colleagues and patients. When I'm tired and strained at 02:00, that thought in the back of my mind really encourages me.
For me I think it is the importance of kavod hab'riyot/the dignity of Man. The Torah's emphasis on Man being created in the image of Hashem sometimes really helps me to stay respectful or compassionate when it is difficult. Maybe not always (as I'd like!), but certainly often.
Along with that, the importance of Hesed as an underlying value of Torah; as Hazal say that the Torah begins and ends with Hesed.
Tonight, in our Judaism Practicum in the beit midrash (a class in Jewish practices for people who are new to learning and practice) we talked about Hesed as a mitzvah that emulates Hashem. Sometimes that thought creeps into my head at work and I believe that it really makes a subtle difference at times in how I treat colleagues and patients. When I'm tired and strained at 02:00, that thought in the back of my mind really encourages me.