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Hebrew Literature
Overview Hebrew Literature. Jewish American Literature. Modern Hebrew Literature. Israeli Literature.
Living Persons and Organ Donation
Sometimes there is a conflict between the mandate to save lives and the mandate to avoid health risks.
Jewish American Poetry
Is there something uniquely Jewish about the poetry of Jewish Americans?
Anzia Yezierska
In America, a female sweatshop worker from a Polish shtetl could become a renowned writer and Hollywood commodity.
Jewish Views on Organ Donation
Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.
Recognizing God’s Presence
When we welcome baby girls into the covenant we allow them to remind us of God's presence in the world.
Ultra-Orthodoxy and Organ Donation
After learning the results of an experiment involving a decapitated sheep, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach decided to permit organ donations.
Jewish Genes and Anti-Semitism
Some worry that the discovery of "Jewish" genetic diseases will negatively affect the image and treatment of Jews.