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Tag: Moral Responsibility

0 Ethics History

Without a Doubt

Cindy Scarr in Mishpacha · 4 Jun

The author reflects on a moment of realization in a social psychology class at York University about Stanley Milgram's obedience experiments in relation to the Eichmann trial, questioning the extent of individual responsibility when following immoral orders.

0 Politics Ethics

Israel at War – The Food Crisis

For Heaven's Sake · 6 Mar

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi delve into the food crisis in Gaza and explore Israel's moral responsibility to the civilian population there, amid ongoing conflict.

0 Philosophy Jewish Law

Individuals in a Time of Communal Tragedy

TEXTing · 15 Feb

Elana Stein Hain and Leora Batnitzky explore the tension between individual and communal identity during times of shared tragedy, using Talmudic passages as a lens.

0 Politics Ethics

Israel at War – The Hague: Victory or Defeat?

For Heaven's Sake · 29 Jan

Donniel Hartman and Yossi Klein Halevi discuss the International Court of Justice's recent ruling concerning the humanitarian situation in Gaza, examining its implications for Israel amid ongoing tensions.

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Jewish Ethics in an Age of Autonomous Warfare

Sapir · 1 Dec 2023

This text discusses the ethical implications of autonomous warfare in the context of Jewish ethics.

0 Israel Politics

Torah for a Time of War: A Moral Map for an Impossible Present

Yehuda Kurtzer in Sources · 20 Nov 2023

This in-depth piece explores the moral and political responsibilities of Israel as a sovereign state, particularly in times of conflict.

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#46: Ukrainian Refugees and Holocaust Comparisons

For Heaven's Sake · 23 Mar 2022

In this discussion, the participants address the impact of the crisis in Ukraine on Israel's role in the world.

0 Philosophy Ethics

Reading Psalms as the Water Rises

Mara H. Benjamin in Sources · 13 Mar 2022

Mara H. Benjamin explores the adaptability of biblical texts, particularly the Psalms, in the face of today's environmental crises, emphasizing how traditional Jewish concepts like stewardship remain relevant.

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A More Holistic Halakhic Approach to Vaccine Inequity

Alan Jotkowitz in Lehrhaus · 15 Nov 2021

In this article, the author responds to a discussion on whether high resource countries like Israel should prioritize providing COVID-19 vaccines to their own population or donate them to low resource countries.

0 Jewish Law Education

The Autism Question and Beyond: Rereading the Joseph Saga

Yitzchak Blau in Lehrhaus · 31 Oct 2019

In the book "Was Yosef on the Spectrum? Understanding Joseph Through Torah, Midrash, and Classical Jewish Sources," Samuel J. Levine explores the idea of attributing autism to Joseph, a biblical hero.

0 Holocaust Philosophy

Power and the Voice of Conscience: A Lost Radio Talk

Emil Fackenheim in Jewish Review of Books · 18 Sep 2017

Emil Fackenheim, a renowned Jewish thinker known for his assertion about the 614th commandment after the Holocaust, was a philosopher and Rabbi who experienced the horrors of Kristallnacht and the Holocaust firsthand.