Evergreen

Using a medium often associated with lightheartedness to portray the horrors of the Holocaust.

Ozick's version of Jewish literature is more than Yiddish words and slapstick.

Jewish views on organ donation are overridden by a single halakhic (legal) concept: pikuach nefesh—the Jewish obligation to save lives.

Before God calls on Moses to lead the Israelites out of slavery, Moses develops his leadership skills and his ability to see beyond narrow struggles and his role as liberator.

Exodus 1:1-6:1

Moses leads the Israelites into the wilderness after their escape from Egypt. God sends manna to feed them and Amalek attacks the Israelites.

The stem cells most likely to be of scientific value come from discarded embryos. Is it ethical to use these?

Exodus 13:17-17:16

Only through the combination of ritual and ethics can Judaism fully express itself.

God instructs Moses regarding the procedures for the Day of Atonement; sexual prohibitions are then listed.