Neal Scheindlin

The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook

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Produktbeschreibung

The Jewish Family Ethics Textbook guides teachers and students of all ages and backgrounds in mining classical and modern Jewish texts to inform decision-making on hard choices.

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Produktdetails

• JPS Essential Judaism
• Verlag: Jewish Publication Society
• Seitenzahl: 382
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 226mm x 196mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 584g
• ISBN-13: 9780827613232
• ISBN-10: 0827613237
• Artikelnr.: 61394356

Autorenporträt

Rabbi Neal Scheindlin is an adjunct lecturer in rabbinics and biblical commentaries at Hebrew Union College–Los Angeles and the Ziegler School at American Jewish University. For eighteen years he taught and developed curriculum in Jewish law and ethics at Milken Community Schools.  

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Preface Acknowledgments How to Use This Book Using the Book in a Classroom Setting Using the Book without a Teacher Introduction Theories of Ethical Decision Making How Jews Approach Ethical Problems Works and History of Classical Jewish Literature Text 1—Deut. 17:8–11 A Brief Jewish Lexicon Text 2—Eiruvin 13b Classical Literature as Understood by Modern Jews 1. Parents and Children Case Study #1: Who Chooses Where to Go to College? Case Study #2: Caring for a Parent with Dementia Case Study #3: Distancing from an Abusive Parent Text Study #1: Children’s Twin Obligations to Parents—Honor and Reverence Text 1a—Exod. 20:12 Text 1b—Deut. 5:16 Text 2—Lev. 19:3 Text 3—Mekhilta, Massekhta de-BaHodesh 8 Text 4a—Kiddushin 30b Text 4b—Kiddushin 30b (continued) Text 5—Kiddushin 30b–31a Text Study #2: The Mitzvot Children Owe to Parents Text 6—Kiddushin 31b Text 7a—Shul
an Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 240:21 Text 7b—Rashi on Lev. 19:3 Text 7c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:11 Text 8a—Shul
an Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 240:4–5 Text 8b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:12 Text 8c—Golinkin, “Institutionalizing Parents with Alzheimer’s Disease” Text 9a—Kiddushin 31a–b Text 9b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:9 Text 9c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:10 Text 9d—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Rebellion 6:11 (continued) Text 10a—Midrash Tanhuma Eikev 3 Text 10b—Kiddushin 31b Text 11a—Dorff, Love Your Neighbor as Yourself Text 11b—Diamant, Choosing a Jewish Life Text Study #3: Parents’ Responsibilities to Children Text 12a—Kiddushin 29a Text 12b—Nevins, “Between Parents and Children” Text 13—Kiddushin 29a–b Text Study #4: Problems in the Parent-Child Relationship Text 14—Shul
an Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 240:18 Text 15—Dratch, “Honoring Abusive Parents” Text 16a—Jacob, “Responsibility of Children to Their Parents” Text 16b—Nevins, “Between Parents and Children” Conclusion 2. Honesty Case Study #1: Cheating on an Exam Case Study #2: Potential Plagiarism Case Study #3: Withholding Part of the Truth from a Prospective Employer Text Study #1: Truth Telling and Its Limits Text 1a—Exod. 20:13 Text 1b—Exod. 23:7 Text 1c—Lev. 19:11 Text 1d—Mecklenburg, HaKetav VeHaKabbalah on Exod. 23:7 Text 2—Ketubot 16b–17a Text 3a—Yevamot 65b Text 3b—Bava Metzia 23b–24a Text 3c—Mishnah Nedarim 3:4 Text Study #2: Whistleblowing and Rebuke Text 4—Tosefta Bava Kama 7:3 Text 5a—Leff, “Whistleblowing” Text 5b—Lev. 19:17 Text 5c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Personal Qualities 6:7 Text 5d—Lev. 19:14 Text 5e—Sifra Kedoshim 2:14 Text 6—Shul
an Arukh, Hoshen Mishpat 388:9 Text 7—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Robbery and Lost Objects 11:3 Text Study #3: Crediting Others for Use of Their Intellectual Property Text 8—Tanhuma Bemidbar 22 Text 9a—Gittin 10b Text 9b—Berakhot 5b Text 9c—Tosefta Bava Kama 7:3 Text 10a—Deut. 19:14 Text 10b—Bava Batra 21b Text 11a—Shul
an Arukh, Hoshen Mishpat 203:1 Text 11b—Arukh HaShul
an, Hoshen Mishpat 212:3 Text 11c—CCAR Responsum, “Copyright and the Internet” Conclusion 3. Social Media Case Study #1: Social Media Insults Case Study #2: Online Privacy Text Study #1: Permitted and Forbidden Speech Text 1a—Lev. 19:16 Text 1b—Rashi on Lev. 19:16 Text 2—Arakhin 15b Text 3a—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Personal Qualities 7:2 Text 3b—Hafetz Hayyim 1:8 Text 3c—Hafetz Hayyim 3:3 Text 4—Yoma 4b Text 5—Hafetz Hayyim 10:1 Text 6—Student, “A Torah Guide for the Digital Age” Text Study #2: Privacy Text 7—Mishnah Bava Batra 3:7; Bava Batra 60a Text 8a—Kurshan, Comments on Bava Batra 2a–b Text 8b—Dorff, Love Your Neighbor and Yourself Text 8c—Samlan, “The Ten Commandments of Social Media” Conclusion 4. Sex and Intimacy Case Study #1: Four Ideas about Jewish Sexual Ethics Case Study #2: LGBTQ Orientations Text Study #1: The Two Inclinations Text 1a—Gen. 1:31 Text 1b—Ramban, Iggeret HaKodesh Text 2—Genesis Rabbah 9:7 Text Study #2: Sex within Marriage Text 3—Mishnah Ketubot 5:6; Ketubot 62b Text 4—Nedarim 20a–b Text 5a—Eiruvin 100b Text 5b—Shul
an Arukh, Even HaEzer 25:2 Text Study #3: The Power of Sexual Desire Text 6—Kiddushin 81a Text 7a—Mishnah Kiddushin 1:1 Text 7b—Yevamot 61b Text 7c—Gittin 81b Text 7d—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Marriage 1:4 Text Study #4: Sexual Values Text 8a—Birkat Eirusin, Betrothal Blessing from the Wedding Ceremony Text 8b—Blessing Six of the Wedding Ceremony Text 9a—Novak Winer, Sacred Choices Text 9b—Salkowitz, “Reform Jewish Sexual Values” Text 10—Plaskow, Standing Again at Sinai Text Study #5: LGBTQ Sexuality Text 11a—Lev. 18:22 Text 11b—Lev. 20:13 Text 12—Sanhedrin 54a–b Text 13a—Shul
an Arukh, Even HaEzer 24:1 Text 13b—Bayyit
adash on Even HaEzer 24:1 Text 14a—Nedarim 51a with Rashi’s commentary Text 14b—Torah Temimah on Lev. 18:22 Text 14c—Havrelock, “Acharei Mot: Boundaries of Rituals: The Sanctuary and the Body” Text 15—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Intercourse 21:8 Text 16—Berakhot 19b Text 17—Dorff, Nevins, and Reisner, “Homosexuality, Human Dignity and Halakhah” Text 18—Reconstructionist Commission on Homosexuality, “Homosexuality and Judaism” Text 19—Litman, “‘Bisexual’ Identity: A Guide for the Perplexed” Conclusion 5. Medical Ethics at the Beginning of Life Case Study #1: Who Counts as a Parent? Case Study #2: Choosing Single Parenthood Case Study #3: Surrogate Motherhood Case Study #4: Parenthood through Cloning Text Study #1: The Mitzvah of Procreation Text 1—Gen. 1:27–28 Text 2—Yevamot 63b Text 3—Mishnah Yevamot 6:6 Text 4—Dorff, Matters of Life and Death Text 5a—Jacob, “Jewish Marriage without Children” Text 5b—Panitz, “Must a Jew Have Children? A Conservative Answer” Text Study #2: Assisted Reproductive Technologies Text 6—Hagigah 14b–15a Text 7—Mishneh LaMelekh on Mishneh Torah, Laws of Matrimony 15:4 Text 8a—Ramban on Lev. 18:20 Text 8b—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 9—Broyde, “The Establishment of Paternity in Jewish and American Law” Text 10—Grossman, “Choosing Parenthood” Text Study #3: Surrogate Motherhood Text 11a—Gen. 16:1–4,15 Text 11b—Gen. 30:1–6 Text 11c—Spitz, “On the Use of Birth Surrogates” Text 12a—Gellman, “The Ethics of Surrogate Motherhood” Text 12b—Freundel, Contemporary Orthodox Judaism’s Response to Modernity Text 12c—Jakobovits, Jewish Medical Ethics Text 13a—Jacob, “Surrogate Mother” Text 13b—Spitz, “On the Use of Birth Surrogates” Text 13c—Loike and Tendler, “Gestational Surrogacy” Text 13d—State of Israel Ministry of Health, “Surrogacy in Israel” Text Study #4: Parenthood through Cloning Text 14—Sanhedrin 65b Text 15a—Menachem HaMeiri on Sanhedrin 67b Text 15b—Ashkenazi, Responsa Hakham Tzvi 93 Text 16—Mishnah Sanhedrin 4:5 Text 17—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 18—Grazi and Wolowesky, Overcoming Infertility Conclusion 6. Abortion Case Study #1: Fetal Reduction of Twins Case Study #2: Abortion of a Fetus with a Deficit Case Study #3: When Contraception Fails Text Study #1: Halakhic Status of the Fetus Text 1a—Exod. 21:12 Text 1b—Exod. 21:22–23 Text 2—Mishnah Ohalot 7:6 Text 3a—Exod. 22:1–2 Text 3b—Rashi on Exod. 22:1–2 Text 3c—Sanhedrin 73b Text 4—Sanhedrin 72b Text Study #2: Two Approaches to Abortion Ethics Text 5a—Rashi on Sanhedrin 72b, s.v. “If its head came out” Text 5b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Murder and Preservation of Life 1:9 Text Study #3: Fetal Personhood Text 6—Arachin 7a Text 7—Sanhedrin 84b Text 8a—Central Conference of American Rabbis, Resolution on Abortion Text 8b—Agudath Israel of America, National Public Policy Position Paper Text 9—Feldman, “Abortion: The Jewish View” Text 10—Bleich, Judaism and Healing Text 11—Meacham (leBeit Yoreh), Encyclopedia of Jewish Women Text 12—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 13—Feinstein, Responsa Iggrot Moshe Text 14—Jacob, “When Is Abortion Permitted?” Text 15—“Israel: Reproduction and Abortion: Law and Policy” Text 16—Alpert, “Sometimes the Law Is Cruel” Conclusion 7. Medical Ethics at the End of Life Case Study #1: Defining Death Case Study #2: Extending Life at What Cost? Case Study #3: Physician-Assisted Dying Text Study #1: Basic Principles of Jewish Medical Ethics Text 1a—Ps. 24:1 Text 1b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Proper Conduct 3:3 and 4:1 Text 2a—Mishnah Yoma 8:6–7 Text 2b—Yoma 85b Text 2c—Yoma 85a Text 3a—Exod. 21:18–19 Text 3b—Bava Kamma 85a Text 3c—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Murder and Preservation of Life 11:4–5 Text Study #2: When Death Is Inevitable Text 4a—Semäot 1:1–1:4 Text 4b—Shul
an Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 339:2 Text 5—Avodah Zarah 18a Text 6—Shul
an Arukh, Yoreh De’ah 339:1 Text 7a—HaLevi, Natural and Artificial Life Text 7b—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 8a—Reisner, “A Halakhic Ethic of Care for the Terminally Ill” Text 8b—Sinclair, Tradition and the Biological Revolution Text 8c—Sherwin, Jewish Ethics for the Twenty-First Century Text 9a—Uniform Determination of Death Act (1980) Text 9b—Mishneh Torah, Laws of Shabbat 2:19 Text 9c—Mishnah Ohalot 1:6 Text 9d—Rosner, Biomedical Ethics and Jewish Law Text 9e—Waldenberg, Responsa Tzitz Eliezer Text 9f—Veatch, “The Evolution of Death and Dying Controversies” Text Study #3: Suicide Text 10a—Semäot 2:1 Text 10b—1 Sam. 31:3–4 Text 11a—Lev. 19:14 Text 11b—Sifra Kedoshim 2:14 Text 12—Mishnah Gittin 5:9 Text 13—Cahana, “‘Who Shall Live . . . ’” Conclusion Notes Bibliography