The Dilemma
Apply mind-bending, brain-twisting, hair-splitting Talmudic reasoning to solve real-life modern dilemmas—situations that actually happened yet seem impossible to solve. What do you do when your gut tells you one thing, and your brain tells you another? Prepare for a mental expedition to mind-wrestle with situations that force us to choose between two reasonable truths.
Analyze, discuss, and debate Talmudic texts with live interactive polling for an authentic taste of original, dynamic Talmud study.
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The Dilemma: A Dagger Turns into a Scalpel (1:10)
Should criminals be rewarded for a crime that produced a positive outcome? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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The Dilemma: Between a Pedestrian and a Hard Place (3:45)
Among other companies, Tesla Motors is currently programming their self-driving cars for instances where death is inevitable
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The Dilemma: Well-Timed Vandalism (1:05)
In 1894, Czar Alexander III of Russia gave the government strict monopoly of liquor sales, prohibiting private sale of alcohol. A disproportionate number of Jews had run taverns and liquor stores for centuries, and were now left without income and with heavily restricted options. A Jew in the Lithuania region continued to sell alcohol illegally until a fellow Jew vandalized his entire stock
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The Dilemma: Forced to Flee (1:43)
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The Dilemma: The Drone Slayer (1:13)
A homeowner is arrested for shooting down a drone over his property, that was invading his privacy. Should we be permitted to take the law into our own hands when law enforcement is not present? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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The Dilemma: Involuntary Pokémon Hosts (1:23)
Pokémon Go characters programmed to be found on private properties have resulted in hundreds of cases of trespassing and damages. With over 500,000,000 users, should Pokémon Go programmers be liable for damages incurred by the actions of private gamers? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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The Dilemma: Capture or be Captured (2:04)
Four armed teens use Pokémon Go’s “Lure Module” to rob unknowing players. With over 500,000,000 users, should Pokémon Go programmers be liable for damages incurred by the actions of private gamers? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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The Dilemma: Rescue by a Robbery (0:55)
On a sweltering day, young men break the window of a pickup truck to steal a laptop. Unknowingly, they saved the life of a dog in the backseat that would have died from heatstroke
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The Dilemma: Find My iPhone (1:11)
Sam Sheffer downed late-night beers with his brother at a New York City bar when he realized his iPhone had been stolen from the back pocket of his jeans. Luckily, he had installed the Find My iPhone app. He hastily downloaded the same app to his brother’s device, which allowed him to see that his stolen phone was somewhere in the noisy bar
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Death of the Doomed (1:18)
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Damage to a Stolen Vehicle (1:13)
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The Dilemma: Pearl on a Plate (1:04)
Can you give away that which you don’t even know you have? A woman from Issaquah, Washington, was dining at an Italian restaurant, when she bit down on a pearl. Although most claims of finding valuable pearls turn out to be false, gemologist Ted Irwin determined that this was a beautiful Quahog pearl, valued at $600
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The Dilemma: Million Dollar Cap (1:09)
At a dinner party a guest discovers the winning bottle cap in a competition for a $1,000,000. Does the prize belong to the guest or the host? Can you give away that which you don’t even know you have? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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The Dilemma: Thrice Burgled (1:13)
A burglar breaks into a store in the middle of the night. An altercation ensues and the shopkeeper strikes the burglar with a plank of wood and stabs him five times in the leg. Should we be permitted to take the law into our own hands when law enforcement is not present? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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The Domino Effect (1:30)
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The Dilemma: Concealed Coins (0:59)
Can you give away that which you don’t even know you have? The Dilemma: Modern Conundrums. Talmudic Debates. Your Solutions.
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