Is Your Body Your Property?
An analysis of the legal difference between ownership of property and the proprietary rights one has over one’s own body. We look particularly closely at laws in Maimonides’ Laws of The Sanhedrin. (Based on Likkutei Sichot, vol. 34, p. 106)
| Related Text: | לקוטי שיחות - חלק לד: שופטים (ב) |
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| Topics: | Likkutei Sichot - Vol. 34: שופטים (ב), Property & Possessions, Body, Testimony, Shoftim |
Rabbi Moishe New heads the Montreal Torah Center. He is a sought out lecturer on Kabbalah and Chassidus, and their relevance in our lives today.
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