Season 24 · Episode 42
Sanhedrin 42 - Dead Man Walking, with Sister Helen Prejean
Sanhedrin 42 - Dead Man Walking, with Sister Helen Prejean
January 28, 202518m 28s
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Show Notes
Today’s Talmud page, Sanhedrin 42, begins a lengthy discussion of the death penalty. Sister Helen Prejean, a notable opponent of capital punishment, joins us to discuss what it's like being with a person moments before his execution, and parse the differences between Jewish and Catholic approaches to the death penalty. Why did the rabbis rule that the place of execution must be far away from the court itself? Listen and find out.