Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz

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V10: A Doctor's Duty

Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses the permissibility of a doctor to strike. May doctors who are underpaid and overworked refuse to treat those in need of medicine? The Rabbi concludes by comparing an approach to medical ethics in which conclusive decisions are made to an approach in which decisions are left "up in the air" and to the discretion of the patient and family.

Unit III: Rights & Obligations of Doctors and Patients

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz discusses the roles of doctors and patients in the healing process.

Unit I: Introduction to the Oral Law

Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz provides an introduction to the Jewish Oral Law as a preface to his discussion on the Jewish perspective to medical ethics.

V07: The Value of Human Life

Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses the value of human life in Judaism, a value that takes precedence over almost every other commandment. He suggests that this value serves as a foundational principle off of which many medical ethics discussions build.

V08: Life's Value: Moral and Ethical Dilemmas Part 1

Rabbi Steinsaltz raises the difficult question of how to prioritize between lives when only a limited number of people can be saved. Who takes precedence over whom? May one life be sacrificed in order to save two lives?