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Hillel KovacsSh’nayim Mikra for the Blind
And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: ‘My son’; and he said unto him: ‘Here am I.’ And...
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Rabbi Yosef SprungHow Dangerous Is It?
One of the more complex questions in the Halachos of Pikuach Nefesh on Shabbos arises when the danger is neither obvious nor immediate. A person encounters a potential risk that, under certain circumstances, could...
The International Dateline and Yom Kippur in Japan – Part II
A Case Study in Halachic Decision-Making When Life Is at Risk The Appeal from Kobe and the Two Rulings Throughout 1941, Jewish refugees arrived in Japan, among them students of the Mir Yeshiva. They had traveled through...
The International Dateline and Yom Kippur in Japan – Part I
On the eve of Yom Kippur in 1941, leading Poskim faced an extraordinary question: On which day should Jews in Japan fast? According to the local calendar, Yom Kippur fell on Wednesday, but according to the Chazon Ish’s...
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Hysteroscopy & Nida
Rav Itiel Katz Question: Does a woman become a Nida after undergoing a hysteroscopy? Answer: To answer this question, further clarification is needed, including: Was the procedure performed a hysteroscopy (via the...
Honest Healers: Communicating Truthfully With Patients
The issue of whether to tell the truth or withhold it frequently arises in medical practice, especially when doctors must give difficult news to patients or their families. Typically, the choice involves either sharing...
What Happens If I Push This Button? – Part 2
Last week, we examined the use of electrical devices that deactivate immediately upon cessation of human effort. We shall conclude our discussion with an additional application: electric doors. Rav Moshe Sternbuch...
What Happens If I Push This Button? – Part 1
In Toras haAdam (Inyan haSakana), the Ramban discusses a physician’s exemption from liability for errors that occur during medical treatment: [The exemption] was only granted to a Baki (an expert) who knows the wisdom...
House Officers in Halacha-Part 3
In last week’s essay, we presented a Teshuva from the Tzitz Eliezer to Dr. Avraham S. Avraham (14:35). R’ Waldenberg zt”l ruled that it is generally...
House Officers in Halacha-Part 2
In this essay, we will explore the varying perspectives of the Tzitz Eliezer and R’ Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l regarding physicians in training administering general anesthesia and injections. These questions naturally...
House Officers in Halacha
In Toras haAdam (Inyan haSakana), the Ramban discusses a physician’s exemption from liability for errors that occur during medical treatment: [The exemption] was only granted to a Baki (an expert) who knows the wisdom...
Staying Focused
According to the American Psychiatric Association, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is defined as “a persistent pattern of inattention and/or hyperactivity-impulsivity that interferes with functioning or...
Tevila Under Medical Constraints
In Hilchos Nida, the Shulchan Aruch rules (Y.D. 197:2): “If her husband is in town, it is a Mitzva for her to Tovel on time, to avoid abstaining from Pru uR’vu for even one night.” The Gemara (Nida 30a and Yoma 8a)...
From Kayin & Hevel to Rus & Mashiach
Both Sukkos and Simchas Torah are associated with series of seven that culminate with Dovid haMelech.[1] On Shavuos, we read Megilas Rus that recounts the events leading to the birth of Dovid haMelech. The roots of this...
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