Essays in Ethics; A Weekly Reading of the Jewish Bible
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Foreword; Ethicising ReligionIntroduction; Seven Features of Jewish EthicsBereshit; The Genesis of JusticeNoah; Beyond NatureLekh Lekha; How Perfect Were the Patriarchs and Matriarchs?Vayera; The Binding of IsaacHayei Sara; The Kindness of StrangersToledot; Was Jacob Right to Take the Blessings?Vayetzeh; Love Is Not EnoughVayishlah; The Parable of the TribesVayeshev; The Heroism of TamarMiketz; Appearance and RealityVayigash; The Birth of ForgivenessVayehi; When Is One Permitted to Tell a Lie?Shemot; On Not Obeying Immoral OrdersVa'era; Free WillBo; Telling the StoryBeshallah; The Face of EvilYitro; The Structure of the Good SocietyMishpatim; Healing the Heart of DarknessTeruma; The Labour of GratitudeTetzaveh; The Ethic of HolinessKi Tissa; Can There Be Compassion Without Justice?Vayak'hel; The Spirit of CommunityPekudei; Integrity in Public LifeVayikra; What Do We Sacrifice?Tzav; Violence and the SacredShemini; Fire, Holy and UnholyTazria; The Circumcision of DesireMetzora; The Power of ShameAharei Mot; The Scapegoat, Shame and GuiltKedoshim; From Priest to PeopleEmor; Sanctifying the NameBehar; The Economics of LibertyBehukkotai; The Politics of ResponsibilityBemidbar; Law as LoveNaso; Two Versions of the Moral LifeBehaalotekha; From Pain to HumilityShelah; Assembling RemindersKorah; When Truth Is Sacrificed to PowerHukkat; Anger ManagementBalak; A People That Dwells Alone?Pinhas; Elijah and the Still, Small VoiceMatot; Honouring the WordMasei; Retribution and RevengeDevarim; Why Are There So Many Jewish Lawyers?Va'ethanan; The Right and the GoodEkev; The Power of GratitudeRe'eh; The Second Tithe and the Making of a Strong SocietyShofetim; Environmental ResponsibilityKi Tetzeh; To the Third and Fourth GenerationsKi Tavo; The Pursuit of JoyNitzavim; Why Judaism?Vayelekh; Torah as SongHaazinu; The Arc of the Moral UniverseVeZot HaBerakha; Moses' Death, Moses' Life
