Judaism and Healing: Halakhic Perspectives

J. David Bleich

Ktav Pub. House

Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Volume I (1) Only

KTAV Publishing House

Contemporary Halakhic Problems (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics, Vol 16)

Religion & Spirituality

Judaism

The awesome medical breakthroughs today raise perplexing ethical questions for the Torah world. Written for the scholar and general reader alike, this second volume in a series contains a treasure trove of information, such as cloning, stem cell research, hazardous medical procedures, controversy concerning circumcision, and more.

Bioethical Dilemmas, Volume II

Targum Press/Feldheim

The series of volumes bearing the title Contemporary Halakhic Problems presents an authoritative analysis of the application of Jewish law to the current social, political, technological and religious problems. The author is a foremost Talmudic scholar, halakhist and bioethicist of international renown. In Volume VI, Rabbi Bleich discusses societal and communal issues including use of torture as a weapon against terrorism, sacrificing human lives for the protection of society, enforcement of hetter iska agreements in American courts, malpractice liability, contemporary medical questions, miniscule crustaceans in New York water, parasite infested fish, issues concerning kohanim, commercial exploitation of human remains and much, much more. Each of these topics has been the subject of considerable discussion and debate within the Jewish community. The author employs his formidable Talmudic knowledge in culling the relevant material from the vast responsa literature and brings to bear keen analytical skills in demonstrating how these sources illuminate emerging issues. This work is an invaluable source book for all students of traditional Jewish law and practice. This classic authoritative series is a universal bestseller among both scholars and laymen. A Jerusalem Post reviewer observed that it is scholarly, lucid and good-tempered...Direct, comprehensive, realistic...enjoy this treasury of halakhic knowledge.

Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol. 6 (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics)

CONTEMPORARY HALAKHIC PROBLEMS VOL 6 (HC) Author(s): J. DAVID BLEICH $39.50 Click to enlarge The series of volumes bearing the title Contemporary Halakhic Problems presents an authoritative analysis of the application of Jewish law to the current social, political, technological and religious problems. The author is a foremost Talmudic scholar, halakhist and bioethicist of international renown. In Volume VI, Rabbi Bleich discusses societal and communal issues including use of torture as a weapon against terrorism, sacrificing human lives for the protection of society, enforcement of hetter iska agreements in American courts, malpractice liability, contemporary medical questions, miniscule crustaceans in New York water, parasite infested fish, issues concerning kohanim, commercial exploitation of human remains and much, much more. Each of these topics has been the subject of considerable discussion and debate within the Jewish community. The author employs his formidable Talmudic knowledge in culling the relevant material from the vast responsa literature and brings to bear keen analytical skills in demonstrating how these sources illuminate emerging issues. This work is an invaluable source book for all students of traditional Jewish law and practice. This classic authoritative series is a universal bestseller among both scholars and laymen. A Jerusalem Post reviewer observed that it is scholarly, lucid and good-tempered...Direct, comprehensive, realistic...enjoy this treasury of halakhic knowledge.

Judaism and Jewish law are eternal and immutable. But the world changes and presents novel challenges. Modern science and developing technology create facts on the ground that raise relevant contemporary questions of which Halakhah must take cognizance.\nFingerprint examination, blood typing and DNA matching were all unknown until recent decades. Jewish law posits strict laws of evidence and generally excludes circumstantial evidence for most purposes. Rabbi Bleich\x27s comprehensive work explores the nature of DNA evidence in establishing paternity, the relief of agunot, mamzerut, inheritance, identity as a Jew and as a kohen, the so-called “Jewish” gene and the kohen gene.

DNA in Halakhah

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Judaism and Healing: Halakhic Perspectives

Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Volume I (1) Only

Contemporary Halakhic Problems (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics, Vol 16)

Bioethical Dilemmas, Volume II

Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol. 6 (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics)

Contemporary Halakhic Problems, Vol. 6 (Library of Jewish Law and Ethics)

DNA in Halakhah