Bereishit 5780 In this week’s Parsha, Hashem rebukes Kayin for the murder of his brother Hevel: “What have you done? The voice of your brother’s blood cries out to Me from the ground!” (Bereishis 4:10) This...
Yom Kippur 5780
May a Woman Refuse Fertility Treatment?
Noach 5780 “And you, be fruitful and multiply and fill the land.” (Bereishis 9:1) The Mitzva of Pru uRevu (procreation) is considered to be one of the central and most important Mitzvos. Sefer haChinuch (Mitzva 1)...
Delaying a Bris Mila for Jaundice – Science vs. Chaza”l
Lech lecha 5780 “This is My covenant that you shall preserve between Me and you and your descendants after you: Every male among you shall be circumcised. You shall circumcise the flesh of your foreskin, and that shall...
Bikur Cholim via Telephone: Technique vs. “Tachlis”
Vayeira 5780 “Hashem appeared to him in the plains of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance of the tent in the heat of the day.” (Bereishis 18:1) Rashi explains that Hashem appeared to Avraham for the purposes of...
Triage Priorities – Does Age Matter?
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...
Hidden Matters – “Gender Reveal” in Halacha
Toldot 5780 “And the children agitated within her, and she said, ‘If so, why am I thus?’ And she went to inquire of Hashem.” (Bereishis 25:22) In recent years, prenatal ultrasound imaging (as well as other advanced...
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...
Husbands in the Delivery Room
Vayishlach 5780 “They journeyed from Beis El and there was still a stretch of land to go to Efrat, when Rachel went into labor and had difficulty in her childbirth. And it was when she had difficulty in her labor that...
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...