Economic Inequality, Interpersonal Responsibility, and Social Solidarity: Torah Thoughts on Achieving a Better World

Ongoing, compounding global crises – economic, environmental, and medical – have revealed and continue to expose the yawning gaps within and between nations, as some people suffer and die while others prosper and thrive. These realities have prompted, in some quarters, a reevaluation of existing socioeconomic arrangements and their ability to achieve just, humane outcomes.

William Friedman consults the wisdom of our tradition for guidance and inspiration to expand our possibilities and imagine possible futures for our world.

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NOTE: This program was part of our Summer 2021 Virtual Symposium,  Torah of Possibility for an Uncertain Future