Social Issues
Human Dignity
More broadly, dignity of all creatures.
Leadership
Leadership is a concept that features throughout the Jewish textual tradition. Biblical stories of leaders like the matriarchs and patriarchs, Moses, and Joshua, offer much material for leadership analysis. Rabbinic sources throughout the ages debate the merits of different models of leadership, and contemporary authors grapple with how to approach leadership today in light of ancient texts.
Murder
Murder is one of the three most grievous sins in Judaism for which the rabbis teach that one is to let oneself be killed rather than kill another. Jewish texts discuss this law and also speak about the spiritual and social implications of taking another's life and also the very limited circumstances under which it is permissible to kill another person.
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