Geoffrey Claussen

YouTube video by Elon University Department of Religious Studies Jewish Ethics in Response to Mass Killing: Musar amid the Violence in Israel/Palestine

Prof. Geoffrey Claussen recently lectured on "Jewish Ethics in Response to Mass Killing: Musar amid the Violence in Israel/Palestine." www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zgfl... @geoffclaussen.bsky.social

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NC Rabbis: This Passover we call on the White House to end wrongful detainment
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Musar as a Challenge to the Justification of Mass Killing  — Sources Journal Geoffrey Claussen Spring 2025

We should not seek to justify a military campaign when it inflicts foreseeable, intolerable harms on innocent people, sweeps away the innocent along with the guilty, and fails to recognize the equal humanity of the other.

Some musar reflections in Sources:
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I tested out drafts on my own 18-22 year-old students, with whom it worked well, and I think it works well for somewhat younger students as well (my own thirteen-year-old may be biased, but says she finds it very readable!).

Thank you, @theradr.bsky.social! 🙏❤️

Jewish Ethics: The Basics Jewish Ethics: The Basics demonstrates how ancient and contemporary ideas have shaped and reshaped Jewish traditions about how to act toward others. Readers are introduced to foundational questions, c...

New, from my onetime hevruta/study partner.

Finally, a book on Jewish ethics from an ethicist who walks the walk, a mensch who does the right thing in real life.

Thank you!

A photo of my new book Jewish Ethics: The Basics, the cover of which features one of my bookshelves.

Now in print! A new introduction to thinking critically about the history of Jewish ethics. www.amazon.com/Jewish-Ethic...

Thanks for doing this! I'd be happy to be added.