(80) Jewish Attitude to Cloning & Its Ethical Dilemmas
What Does Judaism Say About...?
Release Date: 06/23/2025
Hatred in Judaism
What Does Judaism Say About...?
This podcast will examine why hatred is common in the 21st century, what is the Jewish definition of hatred. It will also examine through traditional Jewish sources, when it is permitted to hate others and it is even a Mitzvah-commandment to do so.
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(85) Hatred in Judaism
What Does Judaism Say About...?
This podcast will examine why hatred is common in the 21st century, what is the Jewish definition of hatred. It will also examine through traditional Jewish sources, when it is permitted to hate others and it is even a Mitzvah-commandment to do so.
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Bad Things Happen to Good People: Some Jewish Approaches II
What Does Judaism Say About...?
This is a a continuation of the previous podcast. It has been said that for believers in a just and “fair” God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question: how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be “rewarded” for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about “why” in the world). This podcast will take the “dangerous” and ultimately “impossible” challenge of trying to formulate possible Jewish responses and understandings of the issue, based on the sources. Five...
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(84) Bad Things Happen to Good People: Some Jewish Approaches II
What Does Judaism Say About...?
This is a a continuation of the previous podcast. It has been said that for believers in a just and “fair” God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question: how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be “rewarded” for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about “why” in the world). This podcast will take the “dangerous” and ultimately “impossible” challenge of trying to formulate possible Jewish responses and understandings of the issue, based on the sources. Five...
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(83) Bad Things Happen to Good People: Some Jewish Approaches I
What Does Judaism Say About...?
It has been said that for believers in a just and “fair” God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question: how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be “rewarded” for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about “why” in the world). This podcast will take the “dangerous” and ultimately “impossible” challenge of trying to formulate possible Jewish responses and understandings of the issue, based on the sources, Five different approaches will be examined, with the first...
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Bad Things Happen to Good People: Some Jewish Approaches I
What Does Judaism Say About...?
It has been said that for believers in a just and “fair” God, thy have to explain and come to grips with one overarching question: how God could let good people suffer and evil people prosper and seem to be “rewarded” for their actions. (for the non-believer in God, he or she has to explain everything else about “why” in the world). This podcast will take the “dangerous” and ultimately “impossible” challenge of trying to formulate possible Jewish responses and understandings of the issue, based on the sources, Five different approaches will be examined, with the first...
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Underlying Values & Concepts of Tisha B'av and the Three-Week Period
What Does Judaism Say About...?
This podcast will explain the significance And deeper meaning of the values and law o this three week period leading up to the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. It will also discuss why the Rabbis set aside an entire day to mourn for a building destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and why a parallel day of mourning on the Jewish calendar is not set side for the Holocaust.
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(82) Underlying Values & Concepts of Tisha B'av and the Three-Week Period
What Does Judaism Say About...?
This podcast will explain the significance And deeper meaning of the values and law o this three week period leading up to the destruction of both Temples in Jerusalem. It will also discuss why the Rabbis set aside an entire day to mourn for a building destroyed nearly 2000 years ago, and why a parallel day of mourning on the Jewish calendar is not set side for the Holocaust.
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Does God Exist? How do We Really Know? CAN We Know
What Does Judaism Say About...?
While it is impossible to prove or disprove God’s existence through the scientific method, since God is not a physical being and science only exists in the physical world, nevertheless, rational arguments for and against the existence of God have been put forward. This podcast will examine these ideas and also show that logically the Torah could not have been written by one or a group of human beings.
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(81) Does God Exist? How do We Really Know? CAN We Know
What Does Judaism Say About...?
While it is impossible to prove or disprove God’s existence through the scientific method, since God is not a physical being and science only exists in the physical world, nevertheless, rational arguments for and against the existence of God have been put forward. This podcast will examine these ideas and also show that logically the Torah could not have been written by one or a group of human beings.
info_outlineAlthough cloning has been successful in animals and is currently forbidden in humans, the technology is still in its infancy. If cloning can eliminate human diseases through gene manipulation, should it be permitted or encouiraged? If it can produce super athletes or super-geniuses, should that be allowed? What is the relationship of two human clones - brothers, parent and child or none of these? Would reproducing a human without sex even be considered human? This podcast will analyze each of these dilemmas from a Jewish perspective.