Ep. 236 - Chukat with Amanda K. Weiss and Gabe Snyder

<p>What do you do when decisions that your national community are making are heartbreaking, troubling, and traumatic? You find a way to bring yourself and your issues to the Torah portion of the week. We do this with recent decisions by the US Supreme Court in this week’s episode featuring your co-hosts who had a lot of thoughts and feelings and yes, perspectives that we wanted to share. While we didn’t smash anything physically this week, we took a swing at why the Judaism that we practice has a lot to say on the issues that we’re facing as a nation.</p> <p>For those trying to avoid the political:</p> <p>TIMESTAMPS:</p> <p>Parashat Chukat Distilled Summary: 01:47-05:29</p> <p>Midrashic Mixology: 23:17-24:10</p> <p>Some of our sources:</p> <p>Exodus 21:22-23</p> <p>Yevamot 69b:10</p> <p>Mishnah Niddah 3:7</p> <p>Gittin 23b:9</p> <p>Mishnah Oholot 7:6</p> <p>Sanhedrin 72b</p> <p>Mishneh Torah, Murderer and the Preservation of Life 1:9</p> <p>Responsum L’vushai Mord’khai, 1913</p> <p>Pew Study (2014): <a href="https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/jewish/views-about-abortion/" target="_blank">https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/religious-landscape-study/religious-tradition/jewish/views-about-abortion/</a></p> <p>To continue the conversation:</p> <p>Facebook: <a href="http://www.facebook.com/drinkinganddrashing" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/drinkinganddrashing</a></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="http://www.instagram.com/drinkinganddrashing" target="_blank">www.instagram.com/drinkinganddrashing</a></p> <p>Our Website: <a href="http://www.drinkinganddrashing.com/" target="_blank">www.drinkinganddrashing.com</a></p> <p>Our Email: <a href="mailto:drinkingandrashing@gmail.com" target="_blank">drinkingandrashing@gmail.com</a></p> <p>Our Discord Server: <a href="https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3" target="_blank">https://discord.gg/xeeghhpSy3</a></p> <p>Show the love with some Drinking and Drashing: Torah with a Twist merchandise at <a href="http://store.drinkinganddrashing.com/" tar