Basic Literature

Jewish Medical Ethics (JME) Book Series (Editors: Rabbi M. Halperin, MD, Rabbi D. Fink, PhD and Prof. S. Glick, MD). The articles, written by specialists in the fields of medicine, Judaism and law, are mostly being republished after first having appeared in the Journal of Jewish Medical Ethics (between the years 1989-2006). All articles have been reedited and categorized, promoting a deeper understanding of the subjects at hand.

 Definition of the right to die in the case of an Israeli girl suffering from Tay-Sachs disease.

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Definition of the right to die in the case of an Israeli girl suffering from Tay-Sachs disease.

A pocket guidebook of medical Halacha for the physician and medical staff.

A pocket guidebook of medical Halacha for the patient and the family.

Background materials published in preparation for the 1996 colloquium.

Topics include: the contributions of the late Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach, surrogate motherhood, alternative medicine, medical malpractice, allocation of scarce resources, medical experimentation, and the end of life. 265 pp., hard & soft cover.



Source book for a course in Jewish Medical Ethics.

Topics include: Beginning of Life, Jewish Medical Ethics, Shabbat & Festivals, Psychiatry, End of Life, Bibliography.

453 pp., soft cover.

This is the first book in the Jewish Medical Ethics (JME) Book Series (Editors: Rabbi M. Halperin, MD, Rabbi D. Fink, PhD and Prof. S. Glick, MD). The articles, written by specialists in the fields of medicine, Judaism and law, are mostly being republished after first having appeared in the Journal of Jewish Medical Ethics (between the years 1989-2004). All articles have been reedited and categorized, promoting a deeper understanding of the subjects at hand.

This is the second volume in the Jewish Medical Ethics (JME) Book Series (Editors: Rabbi M. Halperin, MD, Rabbi D. Fink, PhD and Prof. S. Glick, MD). The articles, written by specialists in the fields of medicine, Judaism and law, are mostly being republished after first having appeared in the Journal of Jewish Medical Ethics (between the years 1989-2006). All articles have been reedited and categorized, promoting a deeper understanding of the subjects at hand.