Dignity
Pirkei Avot 4:1
Who is respected? The one who respects other people.
פרקי אבות ד:א
אֵיזֶהוּ מְכֻבָּד, הַמְכַבֵּד אֶת הַבְּרִיּוֹת
Pirkei Avot 2:15
Let your friend's honor be as dear to you as your own.
פרקי אבות ב:טו
יְהִי כְבוֹד חֲבֵרָךְ חָבִיב עָלֶיךָ כְּשֶׁלָּךְ
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The Ethics of Kosher Certification
Read about the ethics of kosher certification and about the new hekhsher tzedek.
Is Lethal Injection Humane?
Read on to find out what is the Jewish view of lethal injection.
Hannah Senesh
A story about Hannah Senesh, a Jewish woman imprisoned during the Holocaust.
Dead Man Walking
Read this news article about "Body Worlds," a traveling exhibit of real human corpses.
To Tattoo or Not to Tattoo
Judaism forbids tattoos, calling them bodily mutilation that violates God's image, but some Jews disagree with the Torah on this point, saying we should be able to do what we want with our own bodies. Learn about the controversy over body art here.
כְּבוֹד הַבְּרִיוֹת
K'vod Habriyot
Each person possesses infinite value and is entitled to infinite respect and concern.