146. Jewish Perspective on Texas SB8 with Rabbanit Leah Sarna

Talking Tachlis Podcast

You might have heard about SB8, the new Texas abortion bill. This week, Rabbanit Leah Sarna joins Uri and Rivky to talk about why the bill is anti-religion, why Judaism doesn't fit neatly into the left-right political binary, and the clash (or not?) between Jewish and Western values.

Gary Shteyngart in The New Yorker - https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2021/10/11/a-botched-circumcision-and-its-aftermath

Rabbi Hayim Lieter response to Gary Shteyngart - https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-new-yorkers-botched-circumcision-article/

NYT Abortion Rights and Trans Rights Are Two Sides of the Same Coin - https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/10/opinion/trans-abortion-rights.html

Torat Chayim Statement on SB8 -

http://www.toratchayimrabbis.org/orthodox-rabbis-oppose-texas-senate-bill-8.html?fbclid=IwAR35nvjMLTQFDtF2-qun_n2-1USHQragtPP6ZFXJd520vcxbOvblwNfZ33k

https://forward.com/life/406674/orthodox-jewish-women-abortion-stories/