Thanks Jeremy! Great minds think alike—I’ve got a collection of sources I’ve been compiling on this topic as well and we’ve hit a lot of the same ones. Luckily there are plenty of arguments on all sides of just about every issue addressed in the talmud; so no doubt the concept of helping your community first is present, so too is the preeminent importance of saving a life over other values (pikuach nefesh‎); see alsoMishneh Sanhedrin 4, etc,. and other concepts that align more with EA principles. Anyway—I’ll shoot you a message and I’d love to discuss further!
Thanks Jeremy! Great minds think alike—I’ve got a collection of sources I’ve been compiling on this topic as well and we’ve hit a lot of the same ones. Luckily there are plenty of arguments on all sides of just about every issue addressed in the talmud; so no doubt the concept of helping your community first is present, so too is the preeminent importance of saving a life over other values (pikuach nefesh‎); see also Mishneh Sanhedrin 4, etc,. and other concepts that align more with EA principles. Anyway—I’ll shoot you a message and I’d love to discuss further!