Life and Death—It’s in the Courts, the Legislatures and the Talmud: A Jewish View of the Death Penalty Rabbi Lewis Kamrass Rabbi Kamrass will guide us through the complexities of capital punishment, including the clear statements in the Bible, examples like the Rabbinic/Talmudic major shift away from capital punishment, the use of the death penalty [...]

In late September, Cincinnati City Councilman and Wise Temple Member Mark Jeffreys had the opportunity to visit Ukraine to represent the City of Cincinnati in the signing of an updated Memorandum of Understanding between Cincinnati and its Sister City, Kharkiv, as well as attend a “Rebuild Kharkiv” conference hosted in Kyiv.  As a part of [...]

Life and Death—It’s in the Courts, the Legislatures and the Talmud: A Jewish View of Abortion and Reproductive Rights Rabbi Lewis Kamrass With the many legal challenges being considered across the United States on the subject, and the upcoming ballot initiative in Ohio, the timing is especially compelling for a long-planned session with Rabbi Lewis [...]