Killings, robberies and the Mishna
A few months ago, our car was stolen. We filled in a form at the police station and were told that the chances of finding the car were slim. Then, last Shabbat, my mother's apartment was burgled. The routine was similar - the police indicated that there was little that could be done and that we should think about buying a better lock.
What is the interesting part of this story?
Almost everyone we told our sad story to asked us only if the car and contents had been insured. When we answered that they had been, they considered the matter closed. We had been lucky. To tell the truth, even I felt somewhat relieved.
So who takes responsibility when something is stolen? Not the police, who had very little work to do in this case, Not the insurance company, which will probably just raise the premiums. Not the public, who pay less in taxes for less police work. And not even us, since we were able to replace the car using the insurance money, without the trouble of selling the old one. The thief! I hope he is happy with our car. We used to like it.
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Rabbi Avi Novis Deutsch of the Schechter Rabbinical Seminary and Rabbis for Human Rights exegete examines Jewish matters.
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