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Jul 21, 2016, 12:21 PM

Can a bad diagnosis be good medicine?

A doctor realizes that stretching the truth would grant a child helpful treatment that the parents can't afford

Jun 5, 2016, 1:30 PM

My friend’s wife is immoral

He thinks she's a total star -- I think she's poisoning the environment; do I say something or not?

Apr 20, 2016, 11:56 AM

My brother’s kind of a jerk — what if it’s not his fault?

What do you do when there may be a neurological reason for why someone is making you miserable?

Feb 9, 2016, 12:25 PM

Must I care for a mom who neglected me?

Does a child have any obligation to support an aging parent who failed to protect her offspring from abuse?

Jan 7, 2016, 6:02 AM

Can I offer parenting advice?

Today's jam: Your friend's teenager is heading for trouble -- do you say something, or just shut up?

Dec 13, 2015, 3:16 PM

Can I stay friends with a racist?

Three rabbis weigh in on what to do when a friend crosses the line: None advise just letting it go

Nov 12, 2015, 3:08 PM

Raising my biracial Jewish child

Should a multi-racial family move away from their Jewish community so they can live in a more diverse setting?

Oct 11, 2015, 11:16 PM

Should I come out at work?

On whether full disclosure about sexual identity is always the best way to promote LGBTQ interests

Apr 9, 2015, 2:06 AM

Grading on a sympathy curve

Today's Jam I am an English literature teacher in a private, non-sectarian high school in the heart of a major American city. Among my students is a bright and kind young man whose schoolwork is suffering because of family and...

Oct 8, 2014, 2:21 PM

Dating, intimacy and…sex?

This week's jam from a woman who asks: Is he THE ONE, and how can I know for sure if I don't sleep with him first?

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Ethical Jam presents contemporary ethical dilemmas and the responses of Jewish thinkers from across the world Jewish community. Ethical Jam is a project of the Center for Global Judaism (CGJ) at Hebrew College in Newton Centre, Massachusetts and of the Times of Israel, and was created by CGJ’s director Rabbi Or Rose and Hebrew College president Rabbi Daniel Lehmann. It is edited by Rabbi Sue Fendrick, Editor at CGJ. (Illustrative ‘thinking woman’ author photo via Shutterstock.com)