Following the development of laser surgery techniques in the mid-20th century, an important question was brought before the leading Poskim of the previous generation: is it Halachically permissible to perform a Bris...
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Rabbi Yosef Sprung
Torn to Pieces
Absorbent cotton (known outside the United States as โcotton woolโ) is essentially untreated cotton and has many medical uses, including cleaning delicate areas and in bandages. The cotton plant grows silky fibers...
Doing It The Right (Usual) Way โ Part II
In the previous essay, we discussed an important principle regarding Pikuach Nefesh. In general, when faced with a life-threatening situation and two options for intervention, one of which involves desecrating Shabbos...
ืืืจืืื ืืกืืืื ืืืืื (1)
ืืคืืช ืขืืืจืื ืืืืจืืื ืืืกืื ืืช ืืืขืืืจืช ืืืืืข ืขื ืคื ืืืืื, ืืืจืืช ืฉืขืืืจ ืืื ื ืฉืืื ืืืขืืื ืื ืืื, ืืืืืจืื ืืจืื ืืืขืืช ืืื ื ืขืืืจ ืขื ืืืกืืจ ืจืฆืืื ืืืืจ, ืืคื ืฉืืฆืื ื ืืชืืจื ืฉืจืง ืื ื ื ื ื ืืจืืื ืขื ืืจืืืช ืขืืืจืื, ืืืืื ืืฉืจืื ืฉืืจื ืขืืืจ...
Prostatectomy and Petzua Daka
In the male reproductive system, the prostate gland is located just below the bladder and anterior to the rectum. The seminal vesicles are located posteriorly to the prostate and produce seminal fluids that travel via...
