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Podcast: Jewish Ideas to Change the World
Episode: Cain and Abel’s Day In Court: What The World’s First Murder Can Teach Us About Dispensing Justice And Injustice – Rabbi Dan Ornstein
Description: EVENT CO-SPONSORED BY:Beth El PhoenixABOUT THE EVENT:Cain and Abel is a foundational story about sibling rivalry and fraternal responsibility, but in the hands of rabbinic tradition, it’s also a powerful “script” for understanding the moral basis of law and justice. We’ll re-read this great Torah narrative using classic mishnaic and midrashic interpretations that seek to clarify the enduring values lying just beneath the surface of the Torah’s laws about dispensing justice.ABOUT THE SPEAKER:Dan Ornstein is the rabbi of Congregati...