What is going on, @NBC?! This vile caricature of Hassidic Jews in @nbcnurses completely disregards the truth: Jewish law simply does not prohibit this. Doctors can break the Sabbath to save a person’s life, and food that is not kosher can be eaten in order to survive.
FACT: There is no prohibition in Jewish law on receiving a graft from another person, dead or alive.
#NursesNBC, you could have easily established this.
#NursesNBC, you could have easily established this.
FACT: Jewish law makes very clear that we should take advantage of modern medicine to save human lives.
#NursesNBC, your Jewish characters are acting in contradiction with Jewish norms.
#NursesNBC, your Jewish characters are acting in contradiction with Jewish norms.
FACT: There is no prohibition in Jewish law against receiving a graft from a woman, an Arab, or any non-Jewish person. Saving lives is of paramount importance.
#NursesNBC, why do you resort to stereotypical, woefully innacurate depictions of insular Jews?
#NursesNBC, why do you resort to stereotypical, woefully innacurate depictions of insular Jews?
FACT: Hasidic Jews have repeatedly come under attack in the streets of Europe and America in recent years. Pernicious lies like this contribute to the 'othering' they endure and endangers them and the entire Jewish community.
@NBC @NBCNews
@NBC @NBCNews
Worth noting: @GlobalTV, in Canada, is responsible for creating this show. @NBC is responsible for giving it a much larger audience.
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