• September 24, 2023
  • 9 5784, Tishri
  • פרשת ויחי

Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha

Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha

THIS IS A WEBYESHIVA.ORG HALACHA MASTERY PROGRAM COURSE. TO JOIN THE HALACHA MASTERY PROGRAM PLEASE SUBMIT AN APPLICATION. For more information about this program please CLICK HERE.

In the Medical Ethics & Halacha course Rabbi Dovid Fink will cover an in-depth analysis of halachic sources regarding a number of contemporary issues, including: Alternative medicine; Fertility (In-vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, birth control, abortion); End of life (Do-Not-Resuscitate, euthanasia); Shabbat (leniencies that apply to critical and non-critical conditions).

For each topic we will study the primary texts of the leading poskim.

October 14, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Abortion Part 1
Class description

Our first topic will be abortion. In this class we will begin to read through and translate our source material.

October 21, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Abortion Part 2
Class description

We will continue with the same sources as last time.

October 28, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Abortion Part 3
Class description
In this shiur we will complete the topic of abortion and do a brief introduction to our next topic: transsexual surgery.
November 4, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 4
Class description

We will continue our topic of transsexual surgery.

November 11, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 5
Class description

We will continue our topic of transsexual surgery.

November 18, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 6
Class description

We will continue our topic of transsexual surgery.

November 25, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 7
Class description

Our next topic is Assisted Suicide.

December 16, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 8
Class description

We will continue with Assisted Suicide.

December 23, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 9
Class description

We will continue with Assisted Suicide.

December 30, 2018 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 10
Class description

We will continue with Assisted Suicide.

January 6, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 11
Class description

This week we will start the topic of healing.

January 13, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 12
Class description

We will continue with healer and patient.

January 20, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 13
Class description

We are continuing with the current material.

January 27, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 14
Class description

We will not cover the laws of the sick on Shabbat.

February 3, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 15
Class description

We are continuing on with the same topic.

February 10, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 16
Class description

We are continuing on with the same material.

February 17, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 17
Class description

We will be touching upon cases regarding doubtful threats to life. The source originally placed in the course description (Maggid Mishna, Orach Chayim, etc) you will find in the handouts below.

February 24, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 18
Class description

We are continuing with the current material.

March 3, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 19
Class description

We are continuing with the current material.

March 10, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 20
Class description

We are continuing with the current material.

March 17, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 21
Class description

In this session we will begin learning about alternative medicine in the context of medical ethics and halacha.

Handouts
March 24, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 22
Class description

We will continue our discussion of alternative medicine in the context of medical ethics and halacha.

March 31, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 23
Class description

We will continue our discussion of alternative medicine in the context of medical ethics and halacha.

April 7, 2019 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Halacha Mastery: Medical Ethics & Halacha: Lesson 24
Class description

In this final class we will continue our discussion of alternative medicine in the context of medical ethics and halacha.

In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertᅠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.