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The Vitality of the Hebrew Language

What are the secrets of its survival?

Single Motherhood and Artificial Insemination

Despite some legal and ethical concerns, single women should not be prohibited from becoming pregnant with donor sperm.

Judaism and Surrogate Motherhood

Rabbis across the denominational spectrum question the morality of surrogacy, but some believe that these concerns can be allayed.

Euthanasia: A Jewish View

Traditional rabbinic authorities forbid instigating the death of a terminally ill patient.

In Vitro Fertilization: Jewish Considerations

Most Jewish authorities permit test tube conception, but worry about what to do with the unneeded genetic material.

Euthanasia: Medieval Sources

The major codes of Jewish law forbid actions that hasten death, but some allow the removal of impediments to death.

Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide: Some Biblical and Rabbinic Sources

The Torah prohibits murder, and the Talmud maintains the prohibition on active killing, even with the terminally ill.

Songs by American Jews

Many of the best-known American songs have been written by Jews--including many Christmas songs.

Some Modern Views on Euthanasia

Contemporary Jewish thinkers have expressed a wide range of opinions about the permissibility and parameters of euthanasia.

Jewish Aramaic

The language of the Talmud, Jesus and today's Jewish Kurds.