“The Walking Dead” and Moral Absolutes

“Don’t confuse me with the facts because my mind is made up!” 

Just as we get comfortable, we run smack into a moral
absolute and confusion returns!  “Is the
sanctity of life absolute?”  “What are
the limitations to self preservation?”  “To
whom should we listen as our moral voice?”

In a free public program on Sunday evening, November 10, at
7:00 o’clock, Temple Emanuel of North Jersey hosts a panel of prominent
religious and community leaders discussing moral absolutes raised in the AMC television
series, “The Walking Dead.”  A popular
horror drama portraying a post-apocalyptic world
dominated by walking flesh-eating zombies, the story line often spotlights moral
quandaries.  Graphic excerpts from
program episodes will be shown on a big screen; parental discretion is urged.

Panelists are Archpriest Eric G. Tosi, secretary of the
Orthodox Church in America and a former U.S. Army captain and tank platoon
commander; Dr. Alyssa Gray, associate professor of codes and responsa at Hebrew
Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion; Moshe Horn, Esq., a former
Manhattan assistant district attorney and lecturer on criminal ethics; and Richard
Altabef, Esq., Emmy-award winning counsel to CBS News and “Sixty Minutes” and
legal advisor to Univision News.  Rabbi
Joseph H. Prouser, Temple Emanuel’s spiritual leader, is the moderator.

Although the program is free, reservations are suggested as
seating is limited.  Please call the
synagogue office at (201) 560-0200 or email office@tenjfl.org.

Temple Emanuel, located at 558 High Mountain Road, Franklin
Lakes, across from the Franklin Lakes Nature Preserve, is a traditional
egalitarian congregation affiliated with the United Synagogue of Conservative
Judaism.  For more information, please
visit www.tenjfl.org or call (201)
560-0200.