Rabbi Broyde is a professor of Law at Emory University and Berman Director of its Center for the Study of Law and Religion. Rabbi Rothstein is an author of Jewishly themed fiction and non-fiction, including “Murderer in the Mikdash” and, most recently, “Judaism of the Poskim.”
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By Rabbi Michael J. Broyde and Rabbi Gidon G. Rothstein
If you vote for Trump, hold your nose while doing so.
By Rabbi Michael J. Broyde and Rabbi Gidon G. Rothstein
Definition aside, authorities on Jewish law differ widely on when the prohibition comes into play, some saying it does so at conception; forty days later; fetal viability (23-24 weeks); or some other time.
By Rabbi Michael J. Broyde and Rabbi Gidon G. Rothstein
Lethal force is invoked to protect life, and not property. Everyone who can safely save lives, must do so.


