Universal health care: A Jewish moral imperative, by Julie Schonfeld

A perspective by Rabbi Julie Schonfeld is the executive vice president of the Rabbinical Assembly.

The resolution of the issue of the constitutionality of the individual mandate by the Supreme Court, however, will not resolve the deeper issue of whether American society views itself as an “American community.” If we are a community, then we are faced with two fundamental questions: First, do we believe that there is some minimal level of care for physical wellbeing to which every member of that community is entitled and second, how do we go about deciding how much that basic level ought to be?

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