Ep 40. Misuse of Torah Language to Justify Abortion Exodus 21:22-25

In this episode, we examine how Torah is misused by Jewish abortion advocates to justify unlimited abortion rights. We begin by studying Power Point slide #17 Misuse Of Torah Language and slide #18 What Does Rabbi Nachman Say? One of the most widely corrupted verses is Exodus 21:22-25, a consideration of the fines imposed by an act of involuntary manslaughter. We generally see a corrupted interpretation of this text, one in which the unborn child is given less value than a born person. It is this difference in value that abortion advocates partly base their premise that Judaism endorses unlimited abortion. Rabbi Shlomo Nachman corrects this corrupted misinterpretation with a sound, halachic version with the correct translation from the original language which clearly shows that Judaism gives the unborn child fully human status and the same protections and respect as all other people. We comment on the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Aharon Lichtenstein, OB"M, whose remarks on abortion we capture on our rabbis page on our website. Next, we meditate on Rabbi Nachman's practice of the 20th day of the Omer count. This lovely pray emphasizes the need to grow our compassion as HaShem would have us, and we ask our listeners to show compassion for the defenseless innocent child in the womb by supporting its growth and safety.  We recognize this day in Jewish history, Israeli Independence Day. The State of Israel serves as a sanctuary for all Jews, a place where the right to life is protected; however, the unborn child in Israel is not included in this right to life or sanctuary. Israel has a very liberal tax payer funded abortion program. We pray that the citizens of Israel correct this misguided error and provide sanctuary to unborn children, too. Aired 4/29/20.  The Enduring Legacies of Rav Aharon Lichtenstein https://www.ou.org/life/inspiration/the-enduring-legacies-of-rav-aharon-lichtenstein/ Pro-Life Rabbis https://jewishprolifefoundation.org/rabbis Counting the Nightly Omer 20th day https://learnemunah.com/holidays/omercount.html. For Info, Help & Healing please visit jewishprolifefoundation.org