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The Death Penalty… What’s The Point?
“What’s the point of Judaism?” How many of us have asked this question? Turns out, Jews have been asking them for a long time. Join Rabbi Knopf as he and his students study and discuss “Sefer Ha-Hinukh / The Book of Education.” Written anonymously in the mid-13th century, this radical book offers rationales for every commandment in the Torah.
This week, a very challenging topic: why does the Torah command that murderers be executed? What’s the point of the death penalty, and is the point relevant in our time?