Jewish ethics stands at the intersection of Judaism and the Western philosophical tradition of ethics. Like other types of religious ethics, the diverse literature of Jewish ethics primarily aims to answer a broad range of moral questions and, hence, may be classified as a normative ethics. For two millennia, Jewish thought has also grappled with the dynamic interplay between law and ethics. The tradition of rabbinic religious law (known as halakhah) addresses numerous problems often associated with ethics, including its semi-permeable relation with duties that are usually not punished under law.

Jewish ethics may be said to originate with the Hebrew Bible, its broad legal injunctions, wisdom narratives and prophetic teachings. Most subsequent Jewish ethical claims may be traced back to the texts, themes and teachings of the written Torah.

In early rabbinic Judaism, the oral Torah both interprets the Hebrew Bible and delves afresh into many other ethical topics. Ethics is a key aspet of legal literature, known as the literature of halakhah.

Abigail Pogrebin (born May 17, 1965) is an American writer known for her first book, Stars of David: Prominent Jews Talk About Being Jewish, which was published by Doubleday in 2005. She moderated four evenings at the 92nd Street Y with Jewish celebrities from her book, including Jason Alexander, Leonard Nimoy, Beverly Sills, Morley Safer, and Kyra Sedgwick.

She has written for magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, New York Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Salon.com, and Parents.

Her second book, One and the Same: My Life As an Identical Twin and What I’ve Learned About Everyone’s Struggle to Be Singular, will be published in October 2009.^{[dated info]}

She was one of the original producers of the Charlie Rose show on PBS and produced Bill Moyers’ series on the 1992 election: “Listening to America.” She then became an associate producer for Ed Bradley at 60 Minutes then became a producer, also producing pieces for Mike Wallace as well as Bradley. She was nominated for an Emmy for her “60 Minutes” profile of Candice Bergen.