Ableism, Torah, and ”Greatness Comes from Being Lifted Up By Your Brothers”
Judaism for the Thinking Person

Ableism, Torah, and ”Greatness Comes from Being Lifted Up By Your Brothers”

2022-05-22
How do we relate to the Torah's insistence that the kohanim who do the major rituals be without blemish or disability?  Isn't that grossly ableist?  I suggest the following.  First, the Torah is not an idealistic description of a utopia of saints -- it forces us to recognize truths about human nature, and then create a society for real people like us, so it forces us to recognize our own prejudices and ableism, which are also active today.  Second, there is a serious issue at stake involving the...
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