The White House Is Trying to Buy Pre-Election Quiet by Paying Off Iran
At Israel’s expense, and America’s.
July 3, 2023
While Forbidding Euthanasia, Jewish Law Exhibits Sympathy for Those Suffering from Terminal Illness
Realizing there is a time for death, yet upholding the sanctity of life.
In Canada and some European countries, laws have gradually expanded the circumstances under which doctors may kill their patients. The Netherlands this year has moved to relax its restrictions on the euthanization of children between the ages of one and twelve. Shlomo Brody explains the halakhic strictures on such deeds, as well as the ways that Jewish tradition has addressed the humanitarian concerns usually cited by euthanasia advocates:
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A Missile Fired into Southern Israel Could Be the Result of Poor Aim—or a Message from President Assad
Making sense of Syria’s latest moves.
The Zionist Heroes Who Weren’t Afraid to Tell the Truth
“Not by meek flattery, but by making ‘the free world’ stare right into its own hypocrisy.”
A Rabbi Reflects on What Religion Offers a Fractured America
Perspectives on the human condition from 26 years on the pulpit.
While Forbidding Euthanasia, Jewish Law Exhibits Sympathy for Those Suffering from Terminal Illness
Realizing there is a time for death, yet upholding the sanctity of life.