One of the most common sleep-related disorders is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), which is characterized by repeated episodes of upper airway obstruction during sleep that lead to apnea or reduced inspiratory airflow...
It is fairly common for elderly people to say Kadish in Shul, even if they are not cognitively intact, such as individuals with dementia or Alzheimer’s disease. Is it permissible to answer Amen to their Kadish? A...
פרשת ויקרא – שבת הגדול תשפ”א אחת ממצוות ליל הסדר היא המצוה מדרבנן של ארבע כוסות, שהלכותיה מופיעות בתחילת פרק ערבי פסחים במסכת פסחים (קי”ז ע”ב). רש”י (שם) מבאר, שמצוה זו נתקנה כנגד ארבע...
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In our previous essay, we introduced the complex topic of relying upon the view of medical professionals in questions of Halacha. We reviewed the Sugya in Maseches Nida from which several Poskim adduce proof to the...
When you besiege a city for many days to wage war against it to capture it, you shall not cut down its trees, to swing an axe against it, for you eat from it – you shall not cut it down – for is a tree of the field a...
Toldot 5780 “And the children agitated within her, and she said, ‘If so, why am I thus?’ And she went to inquire of Hashem.” (Bereishis 25:22) In recent years, prenatal ultrasound imaging (as well as other advanced...
Over the past several weeks[1], we have discussed the question of physician credibility in areas of Halacha. We reviewed several Sugyos and Rishonim that give rise to varying approaches, ranging from ascribing absolute...
פרשת שמיני תשע”ט לְהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הַטָּמֵא וּבֵין הַטָּהֹר וּבֵין הַחַיָּה הַנֶּאֱכֶלֶת וּבֵין הַחַיָּה אֲשֶׁר לֹא תֵאָכֵל (שמות יא, מז) גליצרין הוא מרכיב נפוץ במיוחד בתעשיית המזון והתרופות המודרנית. בתעשיית...
Due to tremendous breakthroughs in reproductive endocrinology and fertility treatment in the last several decades, many new diagnostic tools and therapeutic options are now available to make pregnancy and birth possible...
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