Rabbi Elliot N. Dorff

What does Jewish law require of adult children?

Why one rabbi believes text study leads to moral behavior.

Is Torah study intended to lead directly to moral and ethical behavior?

Despite recognizing the value of work, Judaism insists that family must come first.

Four texts dealing with non-traditional forms of insemination may--or may not--serve as meaningful precedents for the contemporary debate.

Rabbis across the denominational spectrum question the morality of surrogacy, but some believe that these concerns can be allayed.

Most rabbis permit artificial insemination using the husband's semen, but donor insemination raises more complicated questions.

Have Israeli and U.S. attacks been ethically justifiable?

When lives are at stake, Judaism permits--and probably requires--fighting.

The misguided belief that one needs all body parts intact to be resurrected may contribute to the poor rate of organ donation--even for Jews with otherwise untraditional beliefs.