We received an anonymous tip about a pro-abortion booklet displayed at a Jewish center in New York State. The booklet is entitled Abortion and Judaism - Rabbinic Opinion and Jewish Law, It is authored by Rabbi Dennis S. Ross and edited by
Series Rabbi Nancy Flam. The booklet is online
here. It is published and sold by Jewish Lights Publishing, a Turner Publishing company.
Here are a few examples of the lies and distortions one finds in the booklet:
"Many Jewish clergy, like religious leaders from many faiths, believe that you have the right to make up your own mind about your reproductive options. God is with you always, no matter what you decide." {This Jewish Clergy happens to work for Planned Parenthood, makes money from abortion, deliberately omits contraindications for abortion, and fails to encourage the life saving options of adoption and parenting.}
"According to Jewish religious law, the fetus is not entitled to the same rights and protections as a living person. A fetus, while carrying the potential for life, is not a human being with the same religious status as you or me because, in traditional Jewish law, a fetus is subordinate to an actual living person."
{The Talmud (Sanhedrin 57b) says that a fetus is included in the Noahide prohibition of bloodshed (distinct from homicide) that is learned from Genesis 9:6 that states (in a direct translation from the Hebrew), "He who spills the blood of man in man shall have his blood spilt."The Talmud interprets "the blood of man in man" as to include a fetus, which is the blood of man in man. Things that are prohibited under the Noahide laws are also prohibited to Jews. Contemporary Halakhic Problems. J David Bleich. pp 330-331.}
"A woman will decide on abortion out of a sense of responsibility."{Abortion is an act of irresponsibility and ignorance, and many women deeply regret the decision.}
The United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism supports legislation
maintaining the legality and accessibility of abortion. {They pander to their pro-abortion synagogue membership in order to pay rabbi salaries and facility expenses.}
With the death culture masquerading as Torah cleverly ensconced within a kiosk of sensible and helpful information on a synagogue table, it is no wonder Pew finds that 83% of Jews believe that abortion should be legal in most cases. Rabbi Ross shills for a baby killing, family destroying, multi-billion dollar corporation. His booklet is akin to the stool that we as Jews are admonished to not place before a blind man lest he trip over it. Uninformed, misguided, ie.,"blind" abortion-minded Jews trip into Planned Parenthood everyday, thanks to Rabbi Ross.
Also troubling is that a family oriented Jewish gathering place feels comfortable offering a product authored by an anti-Jewish, anti-family, anti-life ideologue.
Rabbi Ross makes his living as a consultant to Planned Parenthood on clergy organizing, religion in the media and religious lobbying. He is a frequent speaker on the topic of religion and the media at professional conferences, college campuses, houses of worship, health centers and other venues.
He serves as a reproductive rights advocate and director of Concerned Clergy for Choice which describes its mission as: A multi-faith statewide network of religious leaders committed to standing with Planned Parenthood patients and health centers across New York State. Concerned Clergy for Choice members provide community education on theological perspectives and speak with the media and policy makers about the deep and longstanding religious support for access to basic health care which includes contraception, abortion, and comprehensive sex education. They were instrumental in the legalization of same-gender civil marriage in New York State.
Concerned Clergy for Choice is a part of Planned Parenthood Empire State Acts (PPESA), which represents Planned Parenthood in New York State, advocating for public policies that protect and support sexual and reproductive health, services, rights, and justice. PPESA was formed in January 2017 by the union of Family Planning Advocates of New York State and Planned Parenthood Advocates of New York.
