Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:

Science & Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Ethics

References: Gittin: 45a  

Description

Is an individual expected to sacrifice for the community? Is there a higher value than the physical survival of the community? Practical cases include Quarantine, Compelling healthcare workers to treat patients during an epidemic, and Triage in distributing medicine. This class was for people with limited background in Jewish text study.