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   Warfare in the 21st Century: 5 Questions with General Norton A. Schwartz

   Video by JTS on February 4, 2013 in Ethics

   To begin, here are the definitions of proportionality and distinction (also known as discretion ), terms General Schwartz uses in the interview: ...

   chschwartz - February 6, 2013

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   Memory on Trial

   Video by JTS on January 23, 2013 in Ethics

   Eyewitness identification can have an enormous impact on the outcome of a trial. But how trustworthy is such testimony? And, if inaccurate, could it result in a miscarriage of justice? How should the courts proceed? ...

   chschwartz - January 30, 2013

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   Shalom, Shalom, Yet There Is No Peace: Waging Peace and Making War

   Video by JTS on December 13, 2012 in Ethics

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   chschwartz - January 30, 2013

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   A Short History of Jewish Ethics

   Audio by Dr. Alan Mittleman on November 7, 2012 in Ethics

   Public Event Library Book Talk http://jtspodcasts.s3.amazonaws.com/LibraryTalks/a-short-history-of-jewish-ethics.mp3 Ethics Jewish Ethics Philosophy Free Will Values ...

   chschwartz - November 12, 2012

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   Planting Trees, Planting Hesed

   Commentary by Rabbi Matthew Berkowitz on October 31, 2012 in Ethics

   Just after the expulsion of Hagar and immediately before the binding of Isaac, a curious and somewhat cryptic episode appears in Genesis 21. Once again, Abraham encounters Abimelech, the king of Gerar, along with the chief of his troops, Phicol. I ...

   bidistefano - November 2, 2012

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   To Go Out of the Wilderness

   Commentary by Dr. Arnold M. Eisen on September 1, 2012 in Ethics

   This week's Torah portion is directed at Israelites about to "go out" of the wilderness; next week's portion offers guidance to those about to "come in" to the Promised Land. Deuteronomy is anxious for the Israelites ...

   chschwartz - September 28, 2012

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   Religious Moderation in the Face of Extremism

   Commentary by Rabbi Marc Wolf on July 14, 2012 in Ethics

   Commentators have pondered why the enigmatic episode of Pinhas ben Eleazar is split between last and this week's parashiyot. We read of the violent action of Pinhas killing an Israelite man and a Moabite woman in front of the Tent of Meeting ...

   chschwartz - October 3, 2012

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   Was Abe Lincoln Honest?

   Commentary by Rabbi David Hoffman on January 7, 2012 in Ethics

   Some of the more amusing commercials running on television today are put out by GEICO. One series of ads begins with the question, "Would switching to GEICO save you money on car insurance?" My favorite in this series addresses the poten ...

   ccnmtl - October 25, 2012

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   Forgivness

   Commentary by Dr. David Marcus on December 31, 2011 in Ethics

   Parashat Va-yiggash continues the longest narrative in the Torah, that of Joseph and his brothers. ...

   ccnmtl - September 13, 2012

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    Small Crimes, Big Punishment

    Commentary by Rabbi Charlie Schwartz on October 29, 2011 in Ethics

    Genesis Rabbah 31:5 ...

    chschwartz - October 23, 2012

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