Rabbi Yosef Sprung
Among the common Halachic questions that arise in cases of patients who need to be taken to the hospital on Shabbos, aside from those regarding methods of transport and the specific Halachos about traveling in or...
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The Final Blow
There are numerous Halachos concerning an individual identified as a Goses, which refers to a person in the final stages of life. An intriguing, lesser-known discussion appears in the Gemara in Sanhedrin (78a): If ten...
Halachos of Kri’as haMegila for Cholim
Everyone is required to observe the Mitzvos of Purim, which include reading the Megila, giving Mishloach Manos, providing Matanos la’Evyonim, and partaking in the Seuda. However, these obligations can be difficult for...
What’s In That Pill? Kashrus of Medications – Part 3: laxatives
A relatively uncommon topic within the realm of kashrus pertains to laxatives. These medications are used in various clinical situations to clear the bowels. The primary indication is to facilitate the evacuation of...
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What’s In That Pill? Kashrus of Medications – Part 2: Glycerin
Glycerin is a very common ingredient in the modern food and drug industry. The food industry commonly uses it to thicken, stabilize...
Did You Sleep Last Night?
In hospital environments, it is common for people to stay awake throughout the night. Medical and nursing staff are frequently required to work overnight shifts, ensuring continuous patient care and the ability to meet...
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...
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
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...
