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November 9, 2006

Torture: Is It Always Immoral?

Anger, hate, vengeance—each of these vices can, at particular times and places, be virtuous.

By Rabbi Meir Soloveichik

This event, sponsored by the Weinberg Judaic Studies Institute, took place at the University of Scranton on November 9, 2006. Rabbi Soloveichik is the first speaker, and he’s followed by Professor Stephen Casey, and Rabbi Aryeh Klapper, all of whom offer differing perspectives on torture from the Jewish and Christian traditions.

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