Pinchas 5780 The Gemara (Bechoros 29a) famously rules that one may not take compensation for performing Mitzvos. This is derived from the Pasuk, “See, I have taught you statutes and laws just as Hashem...
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Pikuach Nefesh After a Suicide Attempt
Kedoshim 5779 “You shall not stand over the blood of your friend.” (Vayikra 19:16) This Posuk serves as one of the sources for the Mitzva of saving human life (Sanhedrin 74a). Elsewhere, Chaza”l derive this Mitzva from...
The Conduct of Medical Practitioners in Cases Where Halacha is at Odds with the Law of the Land
Shemot ‘And the midwives feared G-d and they did not do as the king of Egypt spoke to them, and they kept the boys alive’...
Is All Uterine Bleeding Considered Dam Nidos?
Chukat 5780 The intrauterine device (IUD) is a common method of contraception that can be utilized for an extended period. Broadly speaking, IUDs may be divided into two groups; copper devices and hormone-releasing...
Frequently Asked Questions by Doctors: Hadlakas Ner Chanuka
Vayeishev- Chanuka 5781 Teshuvos from Moreinu HaGaon HaRav Asher Weiss shlit”a Contents 1) Lighting for One Who Arrives Home Late at Night. 3 2) Lighting in a Hospital Room Alone. 6 3) Shlichus for Ner Chanuka, Lighting...
Are You My Mother? Maternity and Surrogacy in Halacha
Vayigash 5781 And the sons of Shimon: Yemuel, Yamin, Ohad, Yachin, Zohar, and Shaul, son of the Canaanite woman. (Bereishis 46:10) Who was “Shaul, son of the Canaanite woman”? Chaza”l reveal that he was the son born to...
