Feb

4 2019

Crime and Consequence Course (Chabad of Madison, YJP-A Chabad Affiliate)

7:30PM - 9:00PM  

Lussier Community Center 55 S. Gammon Rd. ,
Madison, WI 53717
608-535-9770
http://www.chabadmadison.com/jli

Contact Rabbi Avremel Matusof
(608)535-9770
director@yjpmadison.com
http://www.chabadmadison.com/jli

$ Cost $ 80.00

Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) Course for 6 Mondays beginning Feb 4 - Mar 18, 2019

When innocent people are wrongly convicted...
When "correctional facilities" turn first-time offenders into hardened criminals...
When known murderers walk free on a technicality …
Fairness in justice simply cannot be left to chance.

In Crime and Consequence, we explore 3000 years of Jewish wisdom concerning criminal convictions, sentencing, crime prevention, and rehabilitation. We challenge our thinking, pondering the application of Talmudic principles to real and complex, modern-day cases, and we get to the heart of questions such as:

Should we consider testimonies given in exchange for a reduced sentence as reliable evidence?
What is the goal of punishing criminals? is it to gain retribution for the victim, keep criminals off the streets and safeguard from future crime, set an example and instill the fear of law, or to rehabilitate the criminal and reintroduce him to society?

Is life-without-parole a justifiable penalty? Is it within our right to sentence a man to death? When would these be warranted? Is there a better way?