Content on Ethics
CRISPR: Are We Playing God or Are We Playing, God?
What specifically Jewish questions does CRISPR bring up when it’s used in medicine?
How Does Jewish Law Approach CRISPR?
Genetic engineering using CRISPR is a high water-mark of human intelligence, but can it also demonstrate our wisdom?
Can AI Ever Replace a Human?
What is AI missing in equaling human intelligence, and should we be worried?
Medical Aid in Dying: Bioethical and Public-Policy Perspectives
As we grapple with ethical questions on medical aid in dying, what might some public policy look like?
Medical Aid in Dying: A Jewish Perspective
If we can increasingly choose how we live, should we also be able to choose how we die?
The Ethics of Saving a Life
What does Judaism have to say about risky medical procedures and extending life?
Keeping Us Safe, Part 2: A Jewish Perspective on X-Rays, Privacy and Safety
Can Jewish law tell us anything about something as modern and complex as screening travelers and their bags?
Keeping Us Safe, Part 1: Public Safety in Jewish Law
What can ancient Jewish law tell us about some very modern precautions we take – like those in airline security?
Rethinking “Heroism”
This Hanukkah, so many of us are struggling with how we respond to not just a spiritual or intellectual war but an actual military war. How can we find the light?
The CRISPR Revolution in Science, Religion and Ethics
Sinai and Synapses Fellowship alumnus Arvin Gouw shares quandaries and successes from the frontlines of CRISPR gene-editing research.
Ethics of the Past, Present, and Future: The Dangerous History of Eugenics
How do we evaluate the legacies of useful discoveries made through morally reprehensible science?
Let There Be Light: Laser Weapons, Jammers, and 21st Century Ethical Implications
When are we shaped by our texts and creations, and when do they shape us?