Capital punishment among the Jews: a paper read before the New York Board of Jewish Ministers

Rabbi David de Sola Pool presents a scholarly examination of capital punishment within Jewish legal tradition in this illuminating paper originally delivered to New York's Jewish ministerial community. Drawing from centuries of rabbinical discourse and Talmudic interpretation, Pool explores how Jewish law approaches the ultimate penalty, offering readers insight into the complex moral and legal frameworks that have shaped Jewish jurisprudence for millennia.