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If Maimonides Were Alive Today: The Rambam on Contemporary Jewish Medical Ethics (55:58)
What would Maimonides say about some of today’s most complex medical dilemmas? Analyzing Maimonides’ timeless writings we explore what his approach might be to areas including preventative medicine, the separation of Siamese twins, stem cell research, plastic surgery and Covid-19. This lecture was delivered at the 16th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman (51)
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29:57
Halachic Triage: Who Gets Vaccinated First? (29:57)
Group A, B, or C? While the CDC has its way of choosing who gets vaccines first, what would Jewish law say? This lecture was delivered at the 15th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Dr. Michael Broyde (37)
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1:02:05
Who Shall Live and Who Shall Die (1:02:05)
At the dawn of his career, a doctor takes on the most important pledge of his life—to protect human life as much as possible. But what happens when that day comes and he or she has only enough medication for one patient? What is the Jewish approach to such excruciating questions? This lecture took place at the 12th annual National Jewish Retreat
Rabbi Shlomo Yaffe (68)
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43:50
Self-Driving Cars and the Trolley Problem (43:50)
With driverless cars now available, the old trolley problem makes a comeback with a modern conundrum. This lecture took place at the 12th annual National Jewish Retreat. For more information and to register for the next retreat, visit: Jretreat.com.
Rabbi Shmuel Reichman (71)
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1:11:47
Nuclear Biological and Chemical Terrorism (2005) (1:11:47)
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)
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57:49
Whose Life Is It, Anyway? (57:49)
In 1979, conjoined twins were born to a Jewish family in the United States. The drama that followed shocked doctors, challenged the leading halachic minds of the time and ultimately involved the Supreme Court. This talk will give a fascinating insight into Judaism’s approach to some of the hot topics of modern-day moral dilemmas
Rabbi Yitzchak Schochet (186)
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57:34
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Decides (57:34)
Against the backdrop of Hurricane Katrina, doctors were forced to make some of the toughest decisions a physician could ever face. This discussion of events at Memorial Hospital in New Orleans as witnessed by Dr
Dr. Daniel Eisenberg (5)