by Rabbi Seth D. Gordon
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are that of the writer and do not necessarily represent the views of the Union for Traditional Judaism, unless otherwise indicated.
In his article in the St. Louis Jewish Light, Rabbi Seth Gordon discusses the nuances of Jewish perspectives on abortion.
We pay a heavy price for slogans that portray legitimate concerns as unworthy and the people who do so as morally or intellectually inferior.
The primary price is an undercutting of intellectual integrity. The secondary price is often, over time, a loss of political support. The third price is that inattention to sound views feeds extreme views. We can forever live in combat, ignore each other and intensify the rhetoric, and people will suffer.
Read more at https://stljewishlight.org/opinion/we-pay-heavy-price-for-polarizing-slogans-in-abortion-debate/
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Rabbi Seth D Gordon received his rabbinic s'michah from Rav David Weiss Halivini from the UTJ and has served congregations in Annapolis, Maryland, Bethpage, New York, and St Louis, Missouri. His emphasis is Jewish education. Rabbi Gordon has worked across the board, co-founding a day school in Annapolis, and founded the now defunct African American-Jewish coalition of Anne Arundel County. He also taught in a Jewish Day School on Long Island, NY. He serves on the executive board of the UTJ and is the past Chairman of MORASHAH, its rabbinical organization. He and his wife are blessed with five children and eleven grandchildren; two of their sons, their wives, and five of their grandchildren live in Israel.