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Tuesday, December 24 • 08:00 - 09:00
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth

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Many people have pointed to 'lex talionis', the law of retaliation, as an example of the vengeful nature of Jewish Law. In this session we will uncover the historical roots of the law in ancient Middle-Eastern culture and we will examine rabbinic attempts to completely re-interpret the law in light of The Rabbis' own sense of propriety and justice.
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Joel Levy

Conservative Yeshiva / Kol Nefesh Masorti Synagogue
Joel is the director of the Conservative Yeshiva in Jerusalem and rabbi of Kol Nefesh Masorti Synagogue in Edgware. He received rabbinical ordination from Rabbi David Hartman in 2000. He is interested in how seemingly abstract Talmudic arguments can speak directly to the dilemmas... Read More →

Tuesday December 24, 2013 08:00 - 09:00 GMT
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