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Mishneh Torah, Vessels 6-8 · Parenting voice, Bite-sized
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Insight: The Beauty of Being "Broken"
On this holy day of Yom Kippur, we focus on teshuvah (returning). We often feel like our "vessels"—our patience, our energy, our perfection—are shattered by the demands of parenting. The Rambam teaches us in Mishneh Torah, Vessels 6:1 that when a vessel is broken to the point that its original form is ruined, it regains purity. In the eyes of the law, the "broken" state is a clean slate. As parents, when we "break"—when we lose our cool or fail to meet our own high expectations—we aren't failures. We are simply in a state of transition. We can stop trying to force the old, rigid form and embrace the purity of a fresh start.
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"Whenever a k'li (vessel) contracted impurity and... it was broken to the point that its form was ruined... it regains purity by being broken." — Mishneh Torah, Vessels 6:1
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