Chayei Sara 5780 “And Avraham was old, advanced in years, and Hashem had blessed Avraham with everything.” (Bereishis 24:1) Honor and respect for the elderly is a hallmark of Judaism. Unlike other cultures that worship...
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Shiduchim and Disclosure of Confidential Medical Information
Vayeitzei 5780 And behold in the morning it was Leah. And he said to Lavan, “What is this that you have done to me? Surely, I worked for you for Rachel. Why have you deceived me?” (Bereishis 29:25) Those who are...
Caregivers and Questions of Yichud
Vayeishev 5780 Then there was an opportune day when he entered the house to do his work – no man of the household staff being there in the house – that she caught hold of him by his garment, saying, “Lie with me!” But...
“Yosef is Still Alive” – Communicating Dramatic News to Patients
Vayigash 5780 They went up from Egypt and came to the land of Canaan, to Yaakov their father. And they told him, saying, “Yosef is still alive”, and that he is ruler over all the land of Egypt; but his heart rejected...
Abortion and Bnei Noach
Shemot 5780 And the king of Egypt said to the Jewish midwives, one of whom was called Shifra, and the other of whom was called Puah. And he said, “When you deliver the babies for the Jewish women and you see them on the...
Chametz-Containing Medications
Bo 5780 For a seven-day period you shall eat Matzos, but on the previous day you shall nullify the leaven from your homes; for anyone who eats leavened food – that soul shall be cut off from Israel, from the first day...
