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3The Jewish Political Tradition: Politics from the Outside?Revue Internationale de Philosophie 274 (4): 415-424. 2015.In this essay, I examine aspects of Walzer's exposition of The Jewish Political Tradition (=the title of a multi-volume work of which he is leading editor) as they intersect with his work on political theory more generally. The Jewish tradition seems to present a radical example of "anti-politics": of a people existing outside the political realm. This is due both to the historical fact of their long exile, and to the shadow cast upon human politics by the prophetic ideology of Divine Sovereignt…Read more
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The Jewish Political Tradition: Volume Iii: Community (edited book)Yale University Press. 2018._The third of four volumes in a distinguished series, this volume includes chapters on the nature of the communal bond, marriage and family, welfare, taxation, government, and criminal justice_ The four-volume series on the Jewish political tradition that includes this volume seeks to connect the political thought of ancient Israel and the Diaspora with the emerging traditions of the modern Israeli state. The first two volumes dealt with authority and membership, respectively; this third volume,…Read more
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4Twelve. Contested BoundariesIn David Lee Miller & Sohail H. Hashmi (eds.), Boundaries and Justice: Diverse Ethical Perspectives, Princeton University Press. pp. 237-248. 2002.
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4Civil Society and Government: Seeking Judaic InsightsIn Nancy L. Rosenblum & Robert C. Post (eds.), Civil Society and Government, Princeton University Press. pp. 265-279. 2001.
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1Alternatives in Jewish BioethicsSUNY Press. 1997.A dialogue between contemporary, Western moral philosophy and the tradition of Legal/Moral Descourse (Halakha).
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10Commentary on Khan's “Genetic Harm: Bitten by the Body That Keeps You?”Bioethics 5 (4): 309-311. 1991.
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13Circumcision, conversion, and deciding for a minor: some Jewish perspectivesJournal of Clinical Ethics 20 (3): 258. 2009.
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29Duty and Healing: Foundations of a Jewish BioethicJournal of Medical Ethics 24 (4): 284-285. 1998.
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27The end of humanity: Does circumventing "death" help the cause?American Journal of Bioethics 3 (1). 2003.
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20From Lineage to Sexual Mores: Examining “Jewish Eugenics“Science in Context 11 (3-4): 575-585. 1998.The ArgumentTo describe the attitude of the Jewish tradition toward eugenic ideology and policies, it is necessary to examine classical sources from a contemporary perspective. In the heyday of eugenics, Rabbi Max Reichler (1916) enthusiastically endorsed its ideology, supporting his position with numerous traditional texts. Similar views of traditional teachings on “chosen people” and on the importance of lineage have a certain contemporary following as well. The paper argues, however, that the…Read more
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27Advantageous Interventions: Will Someone Be Healed?American Journal of Bioethics 12 (8). 2012.The American Journal of Bioethics, Volume 12, Issue 8, Page 32-33, August 2012
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40Co-operation despite disagreement: From politics to healthcareBioethics 17 (2). 2003.Political interaction among citizens who hold opposing moral views commonly requires reaching beyond toleration, toward actual co‐operation with policies one opposes. On the more personal level, however, regarding (e.g.) interactions between healthcare providers and patients, several authors emphasise the importance of preserving integrity. But those who oppose any ‘complicity in evil’ often wrongly conflate instances in which the other's position is (and should be) totally rejected with instanc…Read more
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58Human action and God's will: A problem of consistency in jewish bioethicsJournal of Medicine and Philosophy 20 (4): 387-402. 1995.The religious legitimacy of medical practice was an issue of serious contention amongst medieval Jewish scholars. For Nahmanides, altering the patient's fate through manipulation of natural causality amounts to circumventing divine judgment. For Maimonides, however, human accomplishment is part of God's providential design; this view generally prevails in contemporary Jewish bioethics. But the doctrine of deligitimizing human intervention continues, even while unacknowledged, to underlie certain…Read more
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67Boycott, crime, and sin: Ethical and talmudic responses to injustice abroadEthics and International Affairs 7. 1993.Zohar applies Talmudic views on communal sin to contemporary political discourse by posing the question "Are we our brothers' keepers?" The essay addresses international responsibility to protect victims of oppression worldwide
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23Prospects for “Genetic Therapy” ‐ Can a Person Benefit From Being Altered?Bioethics 5 (4): 275-288. 1991.
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14Can Moral Integrity Warrant Opposition to Tax-Funded Healthcare?Ethical Perspectives 20 (1): 154-162. 2013.
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89Innocence and complex threats: Upholding the war ethic and the condemnation of terrorismEthics 114 (4): 734-751. 2004.
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51A Jewish Perspective on Access to HealthcareCambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 7 (3): 260-265. 1998.Can anyone doubt that the Jewish tradition mandates universal access to healthcare? In a comprehensive and illuminating discussion, A.L. Mackler seems to have already said all that needs to be said. After aptly analyzing the principles of the traditional institutions and norms relating to tzedakah, Mackler proceeded to apply these traditions to the context of healthcare, concluding that
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78Moral disagreement and providing emergency contraception: A pluralistic alternativeAmerican Journal of Bioethics 7 (6). 2007.This Article does not have an abstract