Tag: Capital Punishment
The article discusses the case of Arvin Ghahremani, a 20-year-old Jewish man in Iran who was sentenced to death after a confrontation that resulted in a man's death, seen by some as an act of self-defense.
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In this discussion, Rabbi Shlomo Brody addresses the topic of capital punishment in Judaism, particularly in relation to the case of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter.
Rabbi Shlomo Brody, director of an organization focused on aging, end-of-life care, and organ donation, discusses the topic of capital punishment within the Jewish tradition.
A Pittsburgh jury has sentenced the individual responsible for the deadliest antisemitic attack in US history at the Tree of Life synagogue in 2018 to death, prompting discussions on the Jewish tradition's views on capital punishment.
In this article, Moment Magazine discusses two planned executions and their implications for the Jewish community.
Jedidiah Murphy, a Jewish man on death row in Texas for the murder of Bertie Lee Cunningham, is scheduled to be executed on October 10, 2023, which coincidentally is the World Day Against the Death Penalty recognized by the United Nations.
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After Tree of Life sentencing, 6 Jewish scholars on what text and tradition say about the death penalty
After the death penalty was sentenced for Robert Bowers, the man who murdered 11 worshippers at Pittsburgh's Tree of Life synagogue, six Jewish scholars discuss Judaism's stance on capital punishment.
In this episode of Unorthodox, the hosts introduce other podcasts they have been working on.
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When Law Fails Us: Lessons from Rabbinic Responses to Crimes We Cannot Punish for the #MeToo Movement?
In reflecting on how the #MeToo movement and the response to sexual misconduct intersect with Jewish legal traditions, particularly rabbinic justice, Sarah Zager explores the complexities of punishment and moral responsibility.
The article discusses the implications of a passage in the Talmud that states all Jews have a share in the World to Come, even those executed for serious crimes, except for individuals who commit severe thought crimes deemed heretical by the rabbis, such as denying resurrection or the divine origin of the Torah.