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Chillul Shabbos and Experimental Therapy
Korach 5779 “And Moshe said to Aharon, Take the fire-pan and place fire on it from upon the altar and place incense …” (Bamidbar 17:11) In this week’s Parsha, following the death of Korach and his followers, a raging...
Work-Life Balance and the Torah-Observant Physician
Ki Teitzei 5779 “…and so shall you do for any lost article of your brother that may become lost from him and you find it; you cannot hide yourself.” Devarim 22:3 Practicing medicine, though famously described by Chaza”l...
May a Kohen Skip to the Head of the Line?
Emor 5779 “You shall sanctify him, for he offers the food of your G-d; he shall be holy to you, for holy am I, Hashem, Who sanctifies you.” (Vayikra 21:8). The Mishna in Horayos (13a) famously rules that a Kohen must be...
Artificial Tears on Shabbos
Chukat 5779 “…The waters of the eye are salty. The waters of the ear are fatty. The waters of the nose are disgusting. The waters of the mouth are sweet. Why were the waters of the eye created salty? For when a person...
The Askan’s Liability
Behar 5779 “Do not harass one another, and you shall have fear of your G-d; for I am Hashem, your G-d” (Vayikra 25:17). “Here the Torah enjoins us that one should neither harass his fellow verbally nor give him...