Judge, Jewry, and Execution

Judaism and the Death Penalty

With Rabbi Ari Sollish

(Recorded live at the Intown Jewish Academy on February 26, 2019)

Some crimes are irreversible. People make mistakes. Taken together,these two propositions suggest both the imperative and impediment for the death penalty and point to its central paradox. Can a human being have the authority to sentence another human being to death? How should we respond to the most serious crimes?