Rabbi Yosef Sprung
The use of hematopoietic stem cells has been one of the most heavily researched and developing topics in medicine in recent years. With each passing year, more uses and applications are found for these valuable cells...
Rabbi Yosef Sprungืืขืืื ืฉื “ืืจ ืชืืฉื” ืืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ
ืืืื ืคืกืืงื ืืื, ืฉืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืช ืืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ ืืื ืืฉืืืืืจ ืขื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืื ืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืช ืขืืืจ ืืฆืืช ื ืคืฉื ืฉื ื ืืจื, ืืืืืืืจ ืืจืื”ื (ืื’ ืฉืืช ืคืจืง ื ืืืื ืื): “ืืื ืืืืืื ืืช ืืช ืืจ ืชืืฉื, ืืคื ื ืฉืื ื...
ืืื ืืืชืจ ืืืฆืข ืงืฉืืจืช ืืฆืืฆืจืืช?
ืืื ืืืืฆืขืื ืืืงืืืืื ืืื ืืขืช ืืืจืืื ืืืืคื ืงืืืข ืื ืฉืื ืฉืืืจ ืืื ื ืจืืฆืืช ืืืืช, ืืื ืขื ืืื ืงืฉืืจืช ืืฆืืฆืจืืช. ืืืฆืืฆืจื ืืื ืืืงืื ืฉืื ื ืคืืฉืื ืืืจืข ืืืืืฆืืช ืืืื ืืืชืืื ืืช ืชืืืื ืืืคืจืื. ืงืฉืืจืช ืืืฆืืฆืจื ืืชืืฆืขืช ืื ืืชืื ืืฉืืื ืืคืชืืื ืื...
Shabbos on the Labor & Delivery Ward
โBut the children struggled in her womb, and she said, โIf so, why do I exist?โ and she went to inquire of Hashem.โ (Bereishis 25:22) Ever since Chava was cursed โIn pain you shall bear childrenโ (Bereishis 3:16), labor...
ืกืขืจืช ืืืคืจืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืจืื ืืืืื
ืืืกืคืจ ืืืืจืื ืืขืืจ, ืขืกืงื ื ืืืจืืื ืืกืืืื ืขืืืงื: ืืืฆื ืืืชืืืืก ืืืืืืช ืื ืืืขืืช ืืื ืืืช ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืืช ืืืฆืืืืช, ืฉืขื ืคื ืืืืข ืืืืื ื, ืืืืขื ืืืจืคืืื, ืืชืืื ืฉืื ืืืช ืืื ืืื ื ื ืจืืืช ื ืืื ืืช. ืืืืื ืขืกืง ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืืช ืืืจื...
ืืื ืืืืืื ืฉืืช ืืืื ืืืฆืื ืชืื ืืง ืืืฉืคืื ืฉืืื ื ืฉืืืจืช ืฉืืช?
ืืืื ืืืืขื ืืื, ืฉืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ ืืืื ืืช ืืฉืืช. ืืื, ืืื ืคืขื ืฉืืฉ ืกืื ื ืื ืกืคืง ืกืื ื ืืืืื ืฉื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืฆืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืขืืื ืืช ืืฉืืช ืืืื ืืืฆืืื. ืืืงืืจ ืืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืืืจื ืืืกืืช ืืืื (ืคื, ื). ืืืืจื ืืืืื ืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืชื ืืื...
Whose Baby Is It?
Recently, a scandal at Asuta Hospital in Rishon lโTzion attracted public attention. Genetic testing of a fetus conceived through in vitro fertilization led to the shocking discovery that there was no genetic...
Take Two Tablets and Call Me After Havdala
It is common for people to experience upper respiratory infections during the winter season. Generally speaking, these viral infections are not serious, but the symptoms (e.g., congestion, rhinorrhea, cough, and...
ืืฉืืืืฉ ืืืืื ืืืฉืงื ืืฉืืช ืืฆืจืืื ืจืคืืืืื
ืื”ื ืืกืจื ืืช ืืืืืื ืืฉืืช, ืืืจืืฉืื ืื ื ืืืงื ืืืืืืจ ืืืจ ืืืืกืืจ. ืืืขืช ืจืื ืืืคืจืฉืื, ืืืืื ื ืืกืจื ืืืขื ืฉืืื ื ืืฉืืช “ืขืืืืื ืืืื” โ ืืืืืจ ืคืขืืื ืฉืฉืืืืช ืืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืชืืืื ืืขืฉืืชื ืืฉืืช. (ืืืฉื ืืืชื ืจืฉ”ื...
ืืื ืขืืืจ ืฉื ืืื ืื ืฉืืื ื ืืืืฉืื ืืืื ืืืืืช?
ืืืกืคืจ ืืืืจืื ืืขืืจ, ืขืกืงื ื ืืืจืืื ืืกืืืื ืขืืืงื: ืืืฆื ืืืชืืืืก ืืืืืืช ืื ืืืขืืช ืืื ืืืช ืืกืื ืืกืืืืืืช ืืืฆืืืืช, ืฉืขื ืคื ืืืืข ืืืืื ื, ืืืืขื ืืืจืคืืื, ืืชืืื ืฉืื ืืืช ืืื ืืื ื ื ืจืืืช ื ืืื ืืช. ืืืืื ืขืกืง ืื ืืฉืืื ืืืฆื ืืฉ ืืคืจืฉ ืืช ืืืจื...
As Many As The Stars: Multifetal Pregnancy Reduction in Halacha
And [Hashem] took him outside and said, โLook toward heaven and count the stars, if you are able to count them.โ And He said, โSo shall your offspring be.โ (Bereishis 15:5) In multifetal gestations, there is a higher...
The Sweetness of Shabbos
According to the United States National Diabetes Statistics Report (2020)[1], in 2018 there were 26.9 million people of all ages (8.2% of the US population) with a diagnosis of diabetes, including 210,000 children and...
ืกืขืจืช ืืืคืจืื ืืืฉืจืื ืืจืื ืืืืื
ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืจืื, ืืฉ ื ืืฉื ืฉืืืฉื ืชืฉืืืช ืืื ืฆืืืืจืืช: ืืกืขืจืช ืืืคืจืืืช ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืกืืชื ืืจืืฉืื ืืฆืืื. ืืคื ื ืืกืคืจ ืฉืืืขืืช, ืืขืงืืืช ืืืจืืจ ืื ืื ืฉืืืฆืข ืืืืฉื ืฉืืจืชื ืืืืฆืขืืช ืืคืจืื ืืืฅ ืืืคืืช, ืืชืืื ืืืฆื ืืืขืืข: ืืื ืืชืืื ืื ืืืช ืืื...
ืืื ืืืจืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืืกืืจ ืืืฆื ืฉื ืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ?
ืืืืื ืฉืืฆืื ืืจืคืืื ืืืืืจ ืืืืชืืช ื”ืืืื ืฉืืฉ ืื ืกืื ื”, ืขืืื ืืืืืช ื ืฆืจื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืกืืจืืช. ืืืื, ืฉืืืฆื ืืื, ืืื ืฉืืื ืืื ืื ืืจืืจื ืืืจืช ืืืืืจ ืืืืืจ ืืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ ืขืืืจื, ืืืชืจ ืื ืืืืื ืืืืืืช ืืื, ืืฉืื ืฉืคืืงืื ื ืคืฉ...
Is It Shabbos Today? (Part 2)
Our previous essay discussed the fascinating question of a person stranded in a desert who has forgotten which day of the week he left his house and which day is Shabbos. He is in a constant state of Pikuach Nefesh and...
Is It Shabbos Today? (Part 1)
โSo that your generations will know that I caused the Bโnei Yisrael to live in Sukkos when I took them out of the land of Mitzrayimโฆโ (Vayikra 23:43) It is well-known that Hilchos Shabbos are set aside for Pikuach...
