Professor Avraham Steinberg was born in Germany in 1947. After graduating 'Merkaz Harav Kook' Yeshiva in Jerusalem, he studied medicine at Hebrew University and the Hadassah Medical Center Medical School, Jerusalem.
From 1969 until 1982 he specialized in pediatric medicine at the Shaare Zedek Medical center, Jerusalem, and afterwards in pediatric neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital Medical Center in New York. In addition Professor Steinberg was the director of the Schlesinger Institute.
Since 1999 Professor Steinberg has served as chairman of the Ethics and Supervision Committee of the Israeli Association for Pediatric Neurology. Since 2003 he also serves as head of the Medical Ethics Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem. |
This is a vintage video and is being shared here for its historical value and its content, not for the quality of its video. This presentation took place in 1999 at the International Conference on Judaism and Contemporary Medicine. The video recording is courtesy of Dr. Michael-Moshe Akerman M.D. who is the director of the conference.
Professor Avraham Steinberg (7)
Can mandatory vaccination be objected to? Who gets a vaccine first if there isn’t enough for everyone? And can a vaccine be used if a tiny fraction of recipients will die from it? This is a vintage video and is being shared here for its historical value and its content, not for the quality of its video
Dr. Aaron Bennett (1)
This is a vintage video and is being shared here for its historical value and its content, not for the quality of its video. This presentation took place in 1999 at the International Conference on Judaism and Contemporary Medicine. The video recording is courtesy of Dr. Michael-Moshe Akerman M.D. who is the director of the conference
Dr. John C. LaRosa (1)
Proffesor Avraham Steinberg gives answers to various questions from medical students, from violating the Shabbat for the sake of one's life, to paitient confidentiality issues, and more. This is a vintage video and is being shared here for its historical value and its content, not for the quality of its video
Professor Avraham Steinberg (7)
Dirty bombs are quite scary. But with the citizens properly informed, we can - in certain ways - take the "terror" out of chemical terrorism. In this video, we primarily take a look at the ethical and moral issues surrounding triage, and how we generally reconcile them according to Jewish law
Dr. Angelo Aquista (1)
Are we obligated to provide organ transplants for people who don't have that much longer to live? Is taking an organ from a child allowed? And should there be a market for organs? This is a vintage video and is being shared here for its historical value and its content, not for the quality of its video
Dr. Amy L. Friedman (1)
Is cloning playing G-d? Who is the father and mother, brother and sister? Professor Avraham Steinberg is well versed in cloning, the duplicating of a person, animal, or body part. What are the ethical, moral and religious ramifications of cloning?.
Professor Avraham Steinberg (7)