Besides being a shul rabbi, I am a high school rebbe. This year I am fortunate to teach a medical ethics course to a select group of twelfth graders. This year I hope to cover topics ranging from ...

In his magnum opus on the history and development of Jewish civil law, “Ha-Mishpat Ha-Ivri” (“Jewish Law”), Israeli Supreme Court Justice Menachem Elon remarks that basing a viable modern legal system ...

Two of the most important words in the Hebrew Scriptures are mishpat and tzedakah. Mishpat means giving people what they are due. It is often translated "justice." In the presence of injustice, ...

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