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Episode #1535
Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz - Host Bob Abernethy profiles Israeli scholar Adin Steinsaltz as he explains his translation of the complete Babylonian Talmud, a monumental project that took him 45 years. Rabbi Steinsaltz explores Judaism's historic devotion to learning and its reliance on argument as a means to understanding.
Hospice Chaplain - Correspondent Bob Faw accompanies hospice chaplain Kerry Egan in New Bedford, Massachusetts as she listens to and consoles dying patients searching for forgiveness, comfort and the meaning of their lives.
Faith Groups and Immigration - As the Supreme Court weighs the legal challenge to Arizona's strict immigration law, Bob Abernethy and Kim Lawton speak with Catholic News Service's Patricia Zapor about the religious response to the case and why a number of faith groups oppose the law. [26 minutes]
This episode has not aired in the past few months on Iowa Public Television.
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Full Program: Faith Groups and Immigration; Conversations Before Dying; Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz 25:30
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Why do many religious groups oppose Arizona's strict immigration law? 03:57
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A hospice chaplain says the most compassionate thing to do for the dying is not turn away. 09:10
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | Paul Ryan and Tom... (#1535)
They have different views about what Catholic teaching says about the role of government. 04:11
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Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly | Rabbi Adin... (#1535)
Translating the Talmud into modern Hebrew and English has been his life's work. 07:00
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