Turn it and Turn it

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine" The manner in which we encounter death today has changed radically compared to past centuries, which has shifted the way in which death is discussed from the realm of the spiritual, concerned with the soul, to that of the technical, concerned with the functioning of the body. This recording is the second session of a five s...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine"  We will explore the halakhic debate over organ transplantation including desecration of the dead, definition of death, donor/recipient perspectives, and which organs are permissible.  These topics will also be examined in relation to current issues in bioethics. This audio was originally recorded on 12/29/2004 as part of D...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine"  We will examine the ways in which new developments in reproductive medicine have been subject to halakhic analysis. Textual references will be used to highlight the underpinnings of different pesakei halakhah. This audio was originally recorded on 12/29/2004 as part of Drisha's Winter Week. 

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine"  The worldwide dialogue about the ethics of cloning, stimulated by the report in 1997 of the successful cloning of a sheep, has led to both rational and serious discussion as well as panic and alarmist warnings of imminent disaster. Why does cloning engender such emotional reaction - and what does Judaism have to say about...

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine"  From pre-implantation genetic diagnosis to prenatal testing to disease markers for cancer, what are the halakhic ramifications of genetic and stem cell research? Topics include designer babies, the status of the human embryo in halakhah, and the rabbinic response to the latest technological advances in this exciting field....

This season of Turn it & Turn it is on the topic of: "Modern Medicine"  Historical medical halakhah included fascinating foci, including smallpox, the medicinal use of mummies, the earliest anatomical dissections, and early theories in embryology. How does rabbinic literature conflict with our modern understanding of medicine, including the 8-month baby, spontaneous generation, and the tree-go...