In this thought-provoking talk, "Attitudes-Controversies in Organ Donation: Secular and Halachic Perspectives," Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman delves into the ethical and moral issues surrounding organ donation from both secular and Halachic viewpoints.
Join us as we explore the various attitudes toward organ donation and the controversies that arise. We touch on the ethical principles of autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, and justice and how these principles can be applied in the context of organ donation. Moreover, we focus on the Halachic perspectives of organ donation and how Jewish law views the concept. We examine the Talmudic and Rabbinic texts that deal with organ donation and the opinions of contemporary Halachic authorities.
Rabbi Dr. Reichman is an Emergency Medicine and Medical Ethics Professor at the Einstein College of Medicine.
He received his semicha from the Riets semicha program of Yeshiva University and writes and lectures internationally to audiences worldwide on topics relating to Torah and Medicine.
Dr. Reichman was recently appointed as Rabbi Moshe and Bella Tendler Chair in Jewish Medical Ethics at Yeshiva College and has many articles and works published in the fields of medical ethics, medical halacha, and the history of medical halacha recently published The Anatomy of Jewish Law: A Fresh Dissection of the Relationship Between Medicine, Medical History and Rabbinic Literature.