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34:49
JScreen: A Swab Can Save a Soul (34:49)
Learn about the latest advances out of Emory University to end Jewish genetic diseases. As a community, what can we do to help our friends and family? This lecture was delivered at the 15th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Mrs. Felicia Mayer (1)
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44:42
The Shtisel Conundrum: Reproductive Dilemmas of the Fictional Shtisel Family (44:42)
In this interactive session, we follow the travails of the young couple Ruchami and Chanina from the Netflix series Shtisel (season three), as they navigate the challenges of medicine and assisted reproductive technologies. We will explore the ethics of abortion, contraception, surrogate motherhood, and risking one’s life to have children
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman (51)
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44:43
Jewish Medical Ethics update 2015 (44:43)
Science in the 21st century is progressing at a dizzying pace. In this session we will discuss up-to-the-minute advances and news in the world of medicine and examine them in a Jewish legal context. Topics will include genetic testing and engineering, new frontiers in prenatal testing, organ transplantation after cardiac death, 3-D printing of organs and body parts, and head transplants
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman (51)
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45:05
The Ethics of Genetic Screening (45:05)
Are we playing G-d by doing genetic screening? Dr. Daniel Eisenberg gives a simple description of what a carrier is, and then clarifies the ramifications of being a carrier of a recessive gene. He delves into the opinions of Torah sages on how to deal with this thorny topic. This lecture was delivered at the 7th annual National Jewish Retreat
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg (5)
