Mental Health and Halachah: Human Dignity

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October 15 2018
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59min 6s
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

Halacha:
Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

References: Berachot: 20a ,  Berachot: 19b ,  Shevuot: 30b  

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The intersection of the laws of Kvod haBriyot and mental health concerns. How far do we go for kvod habriyot, and why? And is the definition of "dignity" subjective or objective?

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