Jewish Studies Question

After watching the lecture What is Jewish Ethics? What it is not? In your own words define Jewish ethics providing an example from the lecture.

Then, look up the responses to these questions which can be found at www.rabbinicalassembly.org under the link “Jewish Law.” Choose one of the following questions and think how Rabbi Byron Sherwin might respond. Draw on his lecture What is Jewish Ethics? What it is not? and draw on the reading in Chapter 1 in Sherwin, Byron L. Faith Finding Meaning: A Theology of Judaism. .

• May infertile couples use donor insemination, egg donation, or surrogate mothers to have children?
• Is abortion of a defective fetus permitted in Jewish law? May couples use pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) to test embryos for genetic diseases before they are implanted?
• May machines and medications be withdrawn from a dying patient? May artificial nutrition and hydration be withdrawn?
• May a Jew have his or her skin tattooed or body pierced?
• May a minor read from the Torah? May a blind person?
• Are all cheeses kosher?
• Are all gelatins kosher?
• May Shabbat services be videotaped?
• Should a Jew follow Jewish mourning practices for a non-Jewish parent?
• Is it permissible to distribute condoms to Jewish adolescents because of fear of AIDS?
• To what extent must people protect themselves and others from intrusion in cyberspace, and under what circumstances may information communicated in cyberspace be disclosed to other people?
• What should happen to donations that are accepted, and then later understood to come from ill-gotten gain?
• May a Jew play violent or defamatory video games?