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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.
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein: “The violence is horrible, morally and ethically wrong”
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Leading Religious Zionist rabbi: “Extremist settler violence must be stopped from the pulpit”
Rabbi Mosheh Lichtenstein, co-head of Yeshivat Har Etzion, argues that rising extremist settler violence in the West Bank is morally wrong and must be confronted by mainstream Religious Zionist leadership, especially through clear denunciations from the pulpit. He emphasizes the responsibility of community leaders to shape attitudes, saying tolerance of such violence risks desecrating core Jewish values and that ethical accountability is essential.
Explore more articles and essays on our Resource page.
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
Episode 1
Jewish Ethics Project is launching its podcast!
In this episode, Rav Menachem Leibtag explores what the idea of Jewish “chosenness” really demands. Drawing on key texts from the Tenach, the conversation shifts the focus from privilege to responsibility, asking what ethical expectations accompany this concept — both historically and today.
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