Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics

Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics

Author: Fred Rosner

Publisher: Feldheim Publishers

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 1290

ISBN-13: 9781583305928

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Ethical issues in modern medicine are of great concern and interest to all physicians and health-care providers throughout the world, as well as to the public at large. Jewish scholars and ethicists have discussed medical ethics throughout Jewish history.


Biomedical Ethics and Jewish Law

Biomedical Ethics and Jewish Law

Author: Fred Rosner

Publisher: KTAV Publishing House, Inc.

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 580

ISBN-13: 9780881257014

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"In addition, a number of the earlier chapters have been thoroughly revised in light of current developments. The book is an addition to the library of anyone who is concerned about the interaction between modern medicine and Jewish law in the twenty-first century."--BOOK JACKET.


Jewish Medical Resistance in the Holocaust

Jewish Medical Resistance in the Holocaust

Author: Michael A. Grodin, M.D.

Publisher: Berghahn Books

Published: 2014-09-01

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 1782384189

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Faced with infectious diseases, starvation, lack of medicines, lack of clean water, and safe sewage, Jewish physicians practiced medicine under severe conditions in the ghettos and concentration camps of the Holocaust. Despite the odds against them, physicians managed to supply public health education, enforce hygiene protocols, inspect buildings and latrines, enact quarantine, and perform triage. Many gave their lives to help fellow prisoners. Based on archival materials and featuring memoirs of Holocaust survivors, this volume offers a rich array of both tragic and inspiring studies of the sanctification of life as practiced by Jewish medical professionals. More than simply a medical story, these histories represent the finest exemplification of a humanist moral imperative during a dark hour of recent history.


Matters of Life and Death

Matters of Life and Death

Author:

Publisher: Jewish Publication Society

Published:

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780827610224

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This book discusses modern medical ethical dilemas from a specifically conservative Jewish point of view. The author includes issues such as artifical insemination, genetic engineering, cloning, surrogate motherhood, and birth control, as well as living wills, hospice care, euthanasia, organ donation, and autopsy.


Jewish Bioethics

Jewish Bioethics

Author: Yechiel Michael Barilan

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 297

ISBN-13: 1107024668

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Presents the discourse in Jewish law and rabbinic literature on bioethical issues, highlighting practical problems in their socio-historical contexts.


Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition

Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition

Author: David L. Freeman (M.D.)

Publisher: Jewish Publication Society

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 332

ISBN-13: 9780827606739

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"The premise of the Jewish attitude toward illness is that living is sacred, that good health enables us to live a fully religious life, and that disease is an evil. Any effective therapy is permitted, even if it conflicts with Jewish law. To bring about healing is a responsibility not only of the person who is ill and of the professional caregivers, but also of the loved ones, and of the larger circle of family, friends, and community." "Illness and Health in the Jewish Tradition is an anthology of traditional and modern Jewish writings that highlights these basic principles."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved


Guide to Observance of Jewish Law in a Hospital

Guide to Observance of Jewish Law in a Hospital

Author: Jason Weiner

Publisher:

Published: 2014-10-29

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13: 9780692313558

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This booklet is designed to assist people observing traditional Jewish Law while undergoing medical treatment, especially in the complex and unfamiliar environment of a hospital. The strength of this work is its brevity, as it provides easy access to answers on numerous questions that can arise in a hospital-including proper observance of Shabbat, kashrut, festivals, and numerous other ritual observances-according to the Shulchan Aruch, and relies heavily on contemporary works such as Mishnah Berurah, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchatah, and Nishmat Avraham. This collection is an indispensable resource for hospital chaplains (of any faith), and an essential guide for a rabbi involved in pastoral and communal affairs. Most of all, it is written with the layperson in mind, to quickly provide answers to many of the questions of observance that arise in a hospital.


Duty and Healing

Duty and Healing

Author: Benjamin Freedman

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1999

Total Pages: 358

ISBN-13: 9780415921794

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Duty and Healing positions ethical issues commonly encountered in clinical situations within Jewish law. It looks at the role of the family, the question of informed consent and the responsibilities of caretakers.