Browsing All posts tagged under »ethics«

Jewish books: The Betrayers by David Bezmozgis

September 12, 2014

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“The Betrayers succeeds by combining thought provoking ethical dilemmas with dramatic tension in an engaging prose style and is enthusiastically recommended.” – from my New York Journal of Books review (which includes spoilers). For additional remarks, excerpts, and an exploration of the novel as a roman a clef see my examiner article, which begins with the […]

Brooklyn: Three Jewish talks this week – New York NY | Examiner.com

May 3, 2013

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On each of the first three days of the coming week there will be a talk by guest speakers on Jewish topics in East Midwood and Park Slope: Brooklyn: Three Jewish talks this week – New York NY | Examiner.com

Tablet Magazine: Nuclear Options

February 22, 2011

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Mark Alan Stamaty [1] At some point in the near or not-distant future, the State of Israel will face the question of nuclear retaliation. Consider the following not unlikely scenario: A nuclear-armed nation, or nuclear-armed terrorists, detonate enough nuclear devices to destroy utterly the land of Israel and most of its people, rendering it uninhabitable. […]

Jewish ethics: between humans and God and humans and humans

September 5, 2008

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THE POSTVILLE CONTROVERSY: What has not been said about the Agriprocessors debate

Kurt Vonnegut quotation (thanks to Kate Paley who posted this on her FB info page)

September 3, 2008

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Belief in free will keeps us honest & fatalists more inclined to cheat (via )

February 5, 2008

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Destined to Cheat? New research finds free will can keep us honest