A Source Sheet on Jewish Pandemic Ethics

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April 07 2020
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Venue: YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov YU Torah MiTzion Beit Midrash Zichron Dov

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Medical Ethics,  Medicine 

Collections: Rabbi Torczyner Medical Halacha

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Dealing with issues of self-endangerment to treat others, triage, splitting ventilators and universal DNR's meant to protect healthcare workers. Incorporating recent statements and publications by Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg and Rabbi Asher Weiss. I may put the shiur itself on-line, depending on how it goes.

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