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Jewish Ethics Project
An Orthodox voice rooted in Torah Ethics, dedicated to addressing today’s moral challenges.
Our Principles
The Jewish Ethics Project (JEP) is a challenging, Orthodox, voice for our times — rooted in Torah, committed to kindness, justice and righteousness (Jeremiah 9:23) — (חםד, משפט וצדקה (ירמיה ט:כג. We believe that every human being is created in the image of God and Jewish life must reflect that through compassion, righteousness, and integrity. A history of trauma must not cloud our moral vision or dull our responsibility to others.
We call on our community to lead with courage: to be self-critical, to uphold the dignity of the vulnerable, and to bring Torah wisdom to today’s urgent ethical challenges.
Episode 3
Jewish Ethics Project is launching its podcast!
In this episode of the Jewish Ethics Project podcast, Elkan Adler speaks with Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, co-Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivat Har Etzion (Gush), about the moral tension between power and restraint in a sovereign Jewish state, asking how a society committed to ethical ideals navigates the realities of war, security, and political conflict. The conversation explores responsibility toward non-Jews in situations of national conflict, the role of Torah learning in shaping moral decision-making, the polarisation of Israeli society and the importance of education to build a better future.
Discover our first exhibition ‘How Sport Defeated Racism’, launched on Holocaust Memorial Day 2026.
Get in touch if you want to show the exhibition at your school, shul or football club:
contact@jewishethicsproject.org
The JEP Jakobovits Prize
The JEP Jakobovits Prize is an annual essay competition that invites students in schools, universities, yeshivot and seminaries to engage seriously with the ethical challenges of the modern world through the lens of Jewish thought. Named in honour of former CR Immanuel Jakobovits, a pioneer of Jewish medical ethics, the prize encourages original, well-argued essays grounded in Jewish sources and values. By bringing Torah ethics into dialogue with contemporary issues, the prize aims to inspire a new generation of thoughtful voices in Jewish ethical debate.
JEP’s Founding Committee
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Michael Pollak
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Daniel Greenberg
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Elkan Adler
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Donald Franklin
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Brian Berenblut