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Touro University Medical Halachah Annual Volume 1
The Pandemic And Its Implications
Hardcover | 6" x 9" | 165 Pages
Written by: Touro University, New York Medical College
Published by: Mosaica Press

About this Book
Written by experts in the field, this journal is an exploration of the intersection of halachah, medical ethics, and contemporary medical issues, and offers insights into the application of halachic principles to complex medical situations.
Foreword: Alan Kadish, MD
Editor’s Preface: Edward Lebovics, MD
Risk Assessment in Halachah: Rabbi Mayer Twersky
Management of Profound Multi-Organ Failure: Rabbi Prof. Avraham Steinberg, MD
Allocation of Scarce Resources: Rabbi Dr. Akiva Tatz
Adult ECMO and Mechanical Circulatory Support: Jonah (Yonah) Rubin, MD; Rabbi Dr. Jason Wiener, BCC
Halachah’s View of the Requirement to Follow the Established Standard of Care: Rabbi Moshe Rotberg
Medical Uncertainty in Halachah: Rabbi Boruch Fogel
COVID-19 Vaccines: Clinical Trials: Rabbi Dr. Zvi Loewy
Bikkur Cholim and the Contagious Patient: Rabbi Ephraim Glatt, Esq.; Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD
The Role of Medical Expertise and Rabbanim in the Pandemic: Rabbi Ahron Lopiansky
Confronting the Pandemic in the Community: Rabbi Mordechai Willig
Dishonest Acquisition of Potentially Life-Saving Care: Rabbi Yossi Sprung; Judah Eisenman
Vaccinating Adults and Children against COVID-19 in Israel and the US: Zvi Ryzman
Vaccine Hesitancy in the Orthodox Jewish Community: Sarah H.D. Becker, MD
Othering the Jews during the Calamitous Black Death of the 14th Century and the COVID-19 Pandemic of the 21st Century: Margot Lurie; Edward C. Halperin, MD, MA