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message. So Hashem decided that the only achray-
way to bring them back is to let them person- us. First, Shaul did not act responsibly by
ally feel the pain that kavayochal He is going kavayochal
through. had been commanded. Second, he refused
- to accept responsibility for his mistake, and
responsibility. A responsible person not only -
behaves a certain way, but also admits errors, -
accepts blame, and does whatever he can to ish people, and cost Shaul his kingdom.
repair the damage.
What is responsibility?
As Yidden, the ability to take responsibility In regard to chinuch, there are two main as-

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im. Although the family’s food supply was others, and to the Ribbono Shel Olam. His be-
havior is disciplined, and he follows rules and
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ber of a family, class, and society, there are
Anochi e’erve- roles he must play and things he must and
nu must not do.
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roel unfolded. come late to Shacharis, because he believes
that doing so would be wrong to a) himself,
because he will miss out on the beginning of
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“Tzadkah memeni
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Mal- will not be proper, and he may miss out on
ch several Ameins, Amein yehei shemei rabbahs,
chus Beis Dovid was born, and it is this sense us Beis Dovid
and other chiyuvim.
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sheva.
In contrast, when Shmuel Hanavi asked Shaul decision, and to accept its consequences. A
why he had not killed the animals of Amal- child who does poorly on a test should be able
ek, as Hashem had commanded, he said, to assess his behavior and come to responsi-
“chamal ha’am ble conclusions. Responsible students will tell