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Medical Halachah: Issues in Dementia

Speaker:: Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner
Date:: December 15 2013

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

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Kibud Av v'Aim, Science & Medicine

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

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Overview of issues related to 1) caregivers who are also looking after their children, 2) mitzvah obligations of a person experiencing dementia, and 3) the decision to put someone with dementia into a facility. Please see your posek for practical guidance on specific situations.

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