Death Penalty
Death Penalty and the Talmud: A Message for New Hampshire Legislators
Earlier this Spring, the New Hampshire state legislature voted to abolish the death penalty, which would make NH the 20th state to put an end to capital punishment. Currently, the bill is waiting on Governor Chris Sununu's signature. In March, Rabbi Robin
Repeals on the Ballot: Measures to End the Death Penalty in November
At the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty (NCADP), I am working with the 90 Million Strong Campaign, which is currently focusing its efforts in Nebraska, to prepare for a ballot initiative being voted on in November. In 2015, a bill was passed to
Fight to Repeal the Death Penalty Not Over in Delaware
“Death penalty repeal bill fails.” That was roughly the headline in the Delaware News Journal the morning of January 29 after a long, powerful, and exhausting debate the day before. There was finality to that headline, as if the issue arose in a day and
Death Penalty for Boston Bomber Doesn't Deliver Justice
Washington D.C., May 15, 2015 -- In response a federal jury's decision today to condemn Boston Marathon bombing perpetrator Dzhokar Tsarnaev to death, Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism,
Reform Jewish Movement Disappointed by Supreme Court Ruling on School Integration, Commends Ruling on Death Penalty
Saperstein: Although Justice Kennedy’s controlling opinion, read together with the dissents, makes clear that a majority of the court believes that achieving racial balance is a compelling state goal, the holding inescapably leaves cit
