The Hebrew word for freedom is "chofesh". It is comes from the Hebrew root "exempt from obligations".

The Hebrew word for responsibility is "achrayut". It comes from the Hebrew word "acher", which means “other.”

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Freedom means no obligation to anyone.

Responsibility means obligation to the "other."

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You may have the freedom not to protect yourself.

But you most certainly have a responsibility to protect the person next to you, the "other", especially the most vulnerable in your community.

Wear a mask in public.

It is not about freedom.

It is about responsibility.

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