In the shadow of the barbaric massacre committed by Palestinian terrorists in Israel on October 7, 2023, we must ask how to respond – morally – to radical evil. This is critical because, while our enemies have lost their humanity we must not lose ours in our battle against them. Using the rules of war against Amalek, the biblical paradigm of radical evil, I demonstrate how these rules also conform to the internationally accepted principles of Just War Theory.
Hukkim, Ethics, Good & Evil, Subjective v Objective morality, Purim, Parshat Tetzaveh, Kedoshim, Ki Teitzei, DRASH
Suicide, Value of Life, Quality of Life, Ki Teitzei, DRASH
Transgender, Trans,xual, Parshat Haazinu, Emor, Ki Teitzei, Bereishit
Responsibility, Culpability, Halacha, Parshat Vayishlach, Bo, Mishpatim, Ki Teitzei, Shavuot
Historian Lucy Dawidowicz explained that the collective consciousness of the nation is formed from historical events chosen and fashioned to ensure Jewish survival and of the survival of Judaism. What are we to remember and what does that tell us about our nation and its purpose?
Tzar Baalei Chaim, Compassion, Medical Experiments, Parhsat Balak, Bereishit, Mishpatim, Ki Teitzei
DCM, DCT, Amalek, Akeida, Avraham, Shaul, Agag, Shmuel, Purim, Parshat Zachor, Beshalach, Ki Teitzei
Draft Exemptions, Army, Learning, Parshat Lech Lecha, Bamidbar, Matot, Devarim, Shoftim, Ki Teitzei
Reward, Punishment, Elisha Ben Abuyeh, Aher, Parshat Ve’etchanan, Ki Teitzei
