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A different kind of Tzedakah: Organ donation in Jewish law
FromTel Aviv Review
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Length:
13 minutes
Released:
Jan 13, 2017
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Podcast episode
Description
Zev Farber, a rabbi and Hebrew Bible scholar, discusses his latest book Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Brain Death and the forthcoming sequel Halakhic Realities: Collected Essays on Organ Donation, showcasing a textbook example of how Jewish law had to adapt to modern realities. This season of the Tel Aviv Review is made possible by The Van Leer Jerusalem Institute, which promotes humanistic, democratic, and liberal values in the social discourse in Israel.
Released:
Jan 13, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode
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