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...
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...
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...
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...
[In the previous essay in this series (Parshas Matos-Masei), we discussed whether the Mitzva of v’Kidashto applies to a Kohen who is a Ba’al Mum.] Recent Poskim have considered whether poor eyesight constitutes a...
מאז שנתקללה חווה “בעצב תלדי בנים”, הכאב הוא חלק בלתי נפרד מתהליך הלידה. בעשרות השנים האחרונות כידוע התפתחה היכולת לבצע זריקה אפידורלית, שמפחיתה את עיקר הכאב למינימום. אולי ניתן לראות בזה את הד פעמיה של...
The Torah obligates us to do everything possible to save lives, including incurring financial loss (in fact, according to the Chafetz Chaim[1], a person is obligated to spend all of his money to fulfill this mitzvah)...
Bereishit 5781 And Hashem formed the man of dust from the earth, and He blew into his nostrils the soul of life; and man became a living being. (Bereishis 7:2) The bond between the body that is created from the “dust of...
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