• April 30, 2026
  • 13 5786, Iyyar
  • פרשת אמור

Do you Own your own Body?

First, we will study the opinion of R. Shlomo Zevin. He held that the human body belongs to Gd, not to its inhabitant.

His opinion leads to the conclusion that marketing human tissues and organs is prohibited. Further, his opinion greatly limits human autonomy.

Next week we study the opposing opinion of R. Shaul Yisraeli.

A source sheet is available through the link. In class we will translate and explain these sources.