The
paper should be a double-spaced Word Document, between 1100 and
1350 words.
The dispute I want you to write about is whether or not you should live in a big Jewish Orthodox community or a small one.
The
paper should:
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Explore a dispute among religious
or secular authorities about a matter that will have significant implications
for one or more serious life decisions you will be grappling with. The dispute
can be in Halacha or economic theory, in Torah Hashkafa or a secular debate in
the spheres of psychology or science. But regardless of the arena of the dispute,
the implications of the disagreement have a direct bearing on future life
decisions.
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Identify the core focus of
the dispute and present the arguments and bases, including sources or
precedents, upon which each view is based.
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Present the strongest
arguments that each side advances to refute or rebut the opposing position.
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Present the personal life
decision that you expect to confront that will be significantly affected by
which of the alternative positions you adopt.
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Present your current
inclination regarding the outcome you will likely reach, and explain why.