From the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life: Politics and the Pulpit 2004: A Guide to the Internal Revenue Restrictions on the Political Activity of Religious Organizations Download the complete report During every election cycle, many religious congregations find … Continued
Judaism and the Death Penalty; Of Two Minds but One Heart by Nathan J. Diament FIRST PRINCIPLES If one can be certain of anything in a discussion of Judaism’s views regarding capital punishment, especially those held in a public forum, … Continued
Diaspora-Israel Relations:A Study in Halakha and Contemporary Issues By Rabbi Michael Rosensweig Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS – Yeshiva University Delivered at the IPA Forum on Public Policy January, 1998 I. The relationship between Israel and the Jewish communities of the Diaspora … Continued
TIKKUN OLAM; ORTHODOXY’S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERFECT G-D’S WORLD By Jonathan Sacks Chief Rabbi of the British Commonwealth Delivered at the Orthodox Union West Coast Convention December 1997 – Kislev 5758 Tonight I have been asked to address a very difficult … Continued
