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Titus and the Tripartite Soul: A Lesson on Leadership and Jewish...
With a novel reading of Josephus and Gittin, Shana Schwartz proposes that the tragedy of the second hurban and the mystery of subsequent Jewish survival may be understood by reference to the physiological knowledge available in classical antiquity.
Vaccine Triage in Jewish Ethics – an Intermediate Approach
Aryeh Dienstag and Penina Dienstag respond to the articles by Sharon Galper-Grossman, Shamai Grossman, and Alan Jotkowitz regarding vaccine allocation.
Signing Up for a COVID-19 Vaccine Trial
May one opt to participate in a potentially dangerous vaccine trial? This theoretical halakhic question has suddenly become all-too-urgent. Sharon Galper Grossman and Shamai Grossman explore.
Sacred Training: Elevating the Hallowed Art of Healing
Howard Apfel reviews Sacred Training: A Halakhic Guidebook for Medical Students and Residents.
The Not-So-Orthodox Embrace of the New Age Movement
Ben Rothke takes a sober look at a new book that tries to square Orthodox Judaism with New Age Medicine.
Know it All: Of Jewish Philosophers and Doctors
Chaim Trachtman squares biology with Spinoza and Maimonides.