In this Book
- Jewish Choices, Jewish Voices: Body
- Book
- 2008
- Published by: Jewish Publication Society
summary
What are our obligations and rights to our own bodies? What does Judaism say about tattoos? Piercings? About our obligations to exercise and eat properly? What about smoking? Alcohol? Recreational drugs? Who owns our organs? What about our eggs and sperm? If resources are limited, whose body comes first and how do we decide? Why do so many young Jews suffer from eating disorders?
Each volume in this series presents traditional and contemporary sources on specific topics, followed by hypothetical cases and study questions to provoke discussion. Supplementing these are brief essays written by a diverse group -- political figures and journalists, business professionals and authors, scholars and artists, young voices and old, traditional believers and iconoclasts. As a conclusion, Dorff and Newman present their own reflections, providing a counterpoint to the contributors' perspectives.
These voices from the Jewish tradition and today's Jewish community give us new questions and perspectives to think about and encourage us to consider our moral choices in a new light.
Table of Contents
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- Acknowledgments
- p. vii
- Introduction: Body
- pp. xi-xvii
- PART II: SYMPOSIUM
- pp. 29-104
- PART III: CONCLUSION
- pp. 107-118
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- pp. 122-128
- Editors and Contributors
- pp. 129-131
Additional Information
ISBN
9780827610408
Related ISBN(s)
9780827608603
MARC Record
OCLC
647889983
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No