with Howard Finkelstein

An examination of Talmudic and Halachic sources concerning the pros and cons of rescuing and redeeming of hostages.

Finkelstein, since 1991 is the rabbi of Congregation Beit Tikvah, and is also the Dean of Judaic Studies at the Ottawa Jewish Community School. He is the founding rabbi of Yitzhak Rabin High School and served as its Judaic principal for the twenty years of its existence.