Temple Beth Abraham’s Adult Education Committee presents:
The Jewish Perspective on Reproductive Rights with Dr. Lisa Fishbayn Joffee
This talk will explore what ancient and modern Jewish sources have to say about decision-making regarding abortion and will consider cases pending in courts around the country in which Jewish people argue that abortion bans impinge on the free exercise of their religion.
Dr. Lisa Fishbayn Joffe is the Shulamit Reinharz Director of the Hadassah-Brandeis Institute and a faculty affiliate in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies. She is an expert on women’s rights under Jewish family law . She holds three law degrees.
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