It was taught in a Beraisa, R’ Yishmael b’Rabi Yosi says: Torah scholars attain increased wisdom as they age, as it states (Iyov 12:12): “With aged men is wisdom and length of days brings understanding.” As for Amei...
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From the Rabbi’s Desk: Making It Up
Question: Dear Rabbi Sprung, I work in the hospital emergency room. I try to find the time to Daven, but I don’t always manage to due to the intense nature of the work. This is especially common in the winter when...
From the Rabbi’s Desk[1]: In Hot Water
Question: Dear Rabbi Sprung, Last Shabbos, I stayed at my father’s bedside in a hospital (in Eretz Yisrael). As I walked through the hallway, I saw one of the workers repairing the Shabbos urn. The urn in question had a...
Ba’Yamim haHem ba’Zman ha’Zeh: Vaccination and Preventive Medicine
Ever since Hashem granted medical scientists the wisdom to eradicate a vast array of terrible, deadly diseases with vaccination, many millions of lives have been saved. Despite this, there is division among the general...
Dementia and Ma’ase Shabbos
Unfortunately, patients with advanced dementia often lose the ability to remember the day of the week, and even when oriented to the day of the week may not recall that a particular action is prohibited on Shabbos. They...
May I Go Home Now? – Part 4
The past several essays have discussed the Sugya of Hitiru Sofan miShum Techilasan – the Halachic principle that allows a person who has left the Techum to save lives to return home after completing his mission. As we...