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146. Jewish Perspective on Texas SB8 with Rabbanit Leah Sarna

Talking Tachlis Podcast

English - October 14, 2021 20:35 - 50 minutes - 34.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 86 ratings
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You might have heard about SB8, the new Texas abortion bill. This week, Rabbanit Leah Sarna joins Uri and Rivky to talk about why the bill is anti-religion, why Judaism doesn't fit neatly into the left-right political binary, and the clash (or not?) between Jewish and Western values.   Gary Shteyngart in The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/a-botched-circumcision-and-its-aftermath   Rabbi Hayim Lieter response to Gary Shteyngart - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-new-yorkers-botched-circumcision-article/   NYT Abortion Rights and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/opinion/trans-abortion-rights.html   Torat Chayim Statement on SB8 -  http://www.toratchayimrabbis.org/orthodox-rabbis-oppose-texas-senate-bill-8.html?fbclid=IwAR35nvjMLTQFDtF2-qun_n2-1USHQragtPP6ZFXJd520vcxbOvblwNfZ33k   https://forward.com/life/406674/orthodox-jewish-women-abortion-stories/