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2. MEDICINE, CULTURE AND ETHICSMENTAL HEALTH 3. WITH YOU IN MIND 4. INTELLECTYou graciouslybestow knowledgeupon humans.Daily Amidah 5. You graciously bestow knowledge upon humansand teach mortals understanding. Graciouslybestow upon us from Your wisdom,understanding, and knowledge. Blessed are You,G-d, who graciously bestows knowledge.Amidah prayer, Sidur Tehilat Hashem 6. LOSS OF COGNITIVE FUNCTIONS 7. THE OTHER 8. ALL KINDS OF MINDS 9. COMMON ATTITUDESPull yourself together Expecting too muchfrom lifeA lack of will-powerAlternateSchooling NIMBY 10. CONSTRUCTION OF FEAR 11. KING DAVIDS QUESTIONG-d, everything that You havemade in Your universe isbeautifuland wisdom the mostbeautiful of allexcept formadness.What benefit can there be in aperson being mad?A mad person walks in themarketplace and tears his clotheswhile children mock him andchase him and people jeer at him;is this beautiful before You? Midrash, Yalkut Shimoni,I Samuel 21, 131 12. YOU SHALL FEAR YOUR GOD You shall not curse a deaf person. You shall not place a stumbling block before a blind person, and you shall fear your G-d. I am the Lord.Leviticus 19:14 13. OPPRESSING THE VULNERABLEThe verse tells us that the hearingperson should not curse the deafperson, and the seeing person shouldnot cause the blind person to trip onhis path.This is a metaphor instructing anypowerful person not to oppress thosewho are weaker, for this is anindication of poor character. Rabbi Isaac ben Yehudah Abarbanel (1437-1508), ibid. 14. COURT-APPOINTED GUARDIANThe Jewish courts should appoint aguardian for the mentally ill just as theydo for [orphaned] minors, so that othersdo not loot their belongings. Rabbi Mordechai Jaffe (1530-1612), Levush, Choshen Mishpat 235:20 15. COMPETENCE & JUDGMENTS One who wounds another person is obligated [to pay monetarycompensation] on five counts: damage, pain, medical expenses, lossof income (due to being unable to work), and embarrassment. . . .[Regarding people suffering from insanity:] One who harms themis obligated to pay compensation, whereas they are exempt for thedamage they cause to others. Mishanh, Bava Kama 8:14 16. COMPETENCE & JUDGMENTS 1. Damage 2. Pain 3. Medical Expenses 4. Loss of Income 5. Embarrassment 17. COMPETENCE & JUDGMENTS Exempt from damage to others 18. ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGESOF STEWARDSHIPProsConsHelps avoid bad Loss of Freedom anddecisions independent choicePrevents exploitation Limit interaction withothersAbsolves them ofEmotional and socialresponsibilityrepercussions