Study Resources
The #MeToo movement calls for a new kind of ethical guidance that reimagines authority and expertise. Below, we curate ethical questions and responses from victims/survivors and contemporary leaders, as well as from the Jewish ethical tradition.
Respect and Responsibility: A Jewish Ethics Study Guide
Respect and Responsibility: A Jewish Ethics Study Guide is a cross-denominational collection of study texts to support Jewish organizations in cultivating cultures of safety and respect. We were proud to partner with Sacred Spaces to develop this resource, which can be found here.
RRA Convention Ethics Plenary: Case Studies From the #MeToo Movement with Rabbi Mira Wasserman
Within and beyond the Jewish community, victims and survivors of sexual harassment and other institutional abuses of power are telling their stories. How can Jewish texts and traditions guide our responses to this #metoo moment, helping us to act with justice and compassion? This session will combine Hevruta study of classical Jewish texts and small-group discussions of case studies.
Jewish Ethics and Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic confronts Jewish communities and organizations with pressing ethical questions. This guide to values-based decision-making curates sources from the Jewish ethical tradition and insights from today’s leading ethical thinkers.
Research & Resources
- Navigating the Coronavirus: Jewish Values to Guide Institutions and Individuals Now
By Mira Wasserman in eJP – June 2, 2020 - Talmudic Ethics with Beruriah: Reading with Care
By Mira Wasserman in Journal of Textual Reasoning – Vol. 11, No. 1 (May 2020) - Noahide Law, Animal Ethics, and Talmudic Narrative
By Mira Wasserman in Journal of Jewish Ethics – Vol. 5, No. 1 (2019) - The Unethical Donor: A Moral Challenge
By David A. Teutsch and Mira Wasserman in eJP – April 3, 2019
- Quality of Life at End of Life: The Evolution of Key Concepts
By Birgit E. Klein and David A. Teutsch in Journal of Jewish Ethics – Vol. 4, No. 2 (2018) - #TrendingJewish: Episode 17: Why Jewish Ethics Matters
Podcast featuring Mira Wasserman – July 30, 2018 - Jews, Gentiles, and Other Animals: The Talmud After the Humanities
Podcast Interview with Mira Wasserman – May 2, 2018 - Does The Torah Require Us To Publicize Names Of Sexual Abusers?
By Mira Wasserman in Forward – March 27, 2018 - JWFNY’s Revealing #metoo as #wetoo in Jewish Communal Life: Conversation with Experts
Panel featuring Mira Wasserman – January 25, 2018 - Sexual Harassment Revelations: What Jewish Funders Need to Know and Do Now
Panel featuring David A. Teutsch – January 18, 2018 - B’tselem Elohim: Jewish Ethics, Sexual Harassment and the Workplace of the Future
By David A. Teutsch, Mira Wasserman and Deborah Waxman in eJewishPhilanthropy – December 17, 2017
Archive
Face-To-Face: The Jewish Ethics Beit Midrash
Relational. Rigorous. Relevant. In 2019-2020, we launched an experiment in using the practice of Talmud study to enliven and strengthen Jewish communal life and leadership in Philadelphia and beyond. Learn more. The project is currently on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
