Life Behind Bars
Is Incarceration a Jewish Thing?

Perhaps our prison systems indicate our rigorous sense of justice, but could there be a more productive way of “correction” than years spent locked away? Understanding why Jewish law doesn’t promote incarceration reveals Torah’s unique approach to crime and punishment.

Life Behind Bars Is Incarceration a Jewish Thing? Perhaps our prison systems indicate our rigorous sense of justice, but could there be a more productive way of “correction” than years spent locked away? Understanding why Jewish law doesn’t promote incarceration reveals Torah’s unique approach to crime and punishment.

Torah Studies 5776 - 38 - Shoftim (Life Behind Bars)

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Torah Studies 5776 - 38 - Shoftim (Life Behind Bars)

Torah Studies 5776 - 38 - Shoftim (Life Behind Bars)