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The concept of aruus, collective national responsibility, is understood, on a simple level, as emanating from our duty to work together to fulfill Hashem's will and master plan. Like teammates, we might each have our own role, but we are also charged, as part of a group, to make sure the entire group is on the correct track. Here, the Ramak adds obligation to myself mandates that I ensure a deeper dimension to this concept. Since a piece of myself exists within my friend, my elsewhere must also act correctly, doing that even that "fragment of self" that exists good and avoiding missteps

— from True North (Ethics, Integrity, Truth, Values) · Tomer Devorah: Rabbi Moshe Cordevereo's Classic Guide to Emulating Hashem's Thirteen Attri

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