Question: Hey rabbi I have a bris question if you have a second: We have a newborn patient who has hypospadias (penile deformity that usually precludes getting a Bris…
Question: Hey rabbi I have a bris question if you have a second: We have a newborn patient who has hypospadias (penile deformity that usually precludes getting a Bris…
Question: My baby was diagnosed with… Regarding Tehilim said for her that she should recover, I heard there is such a thing as not publicizing. Should we be asking…
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שאלה מאחד מגדולי הרבנים שליט״א: שלום וברכה! אתמול ישבתי אצל אחד מגדולי הרבנים בעיר ברוקלין והגיע שאלה מרב ביהכ"נ באיזור מסויים, שבבית מדרשו יש כמה אחים, שאמם יהודיה אך…
- Originally published in the Tzemach Tzedek of Sydney community journal - Ok. Listen carefully. This is serious stuff we are talking about today. I recommend you “fasten…
Question: Please specify a detailed procedure on how to add a name to a relative who is in a hospital and is in need of a big Refuah Shleimah.…
Question: I am a medical student, part of the necessary education is working with cadavers. We don't actually cut them, but we have to touch them, move them and…
Question: I cant talk for a couple days in order to heal a throat muscle strain. Saying even a few words, whispering or mouthing is harmful to the strain.…
Question: Due to a health issue my father can not say or read brachos. However he can answer Amen and he is aware of what he is listening. My…
One may enter a social hall of a church if necessary for a non-religious but kosher gathering, provided it is not in the sanctuary. The room would need to…
Question: A while back, I was advising a friend of mine, (suffering from various, multiple medical issues) to seek out the advice of an experienced successful Doctor, who uses…
When addressing alternative medicine, an important point to consider is whether these methods are actually proven to help in a scientific way (whether logically or illogically). Many of these…
There’s no problem with it whatsoever. Sources: לא רק מצד פקו״נ, שבלא״ה אין שום איסור בהנאה. ואין חשש טמטום וכו׳, כיון שאי״ב סרך איסור בהנאה. ועד כאן לא…
(i.e. for someone who has BH until now had smooth natural births but still has fear of the pain in childbirth) Answer: There is no halachic objection to…
Question: If someone is in the hospital hooked up to a catheter, does he make an asher yatzar after each time he urinates? Does he need to wash his…
Question: Is there anything halachically wrong with hypnosis? Specifically doing it to yourself with audio guides. There are classes that teach women to hypnotize themselves to reduce pain in…
The position of the Badatz is to follow medical experts in this matter. See here: Badatz letter from 28 Elul 5781 - Free translation Timely Inspirational Messages about…
Question: Hi Rabbi Braun, I would like to try a method called “The Emotion Code” by Bradly (Brad) Nelson to try to figure out what’s bothering me and the…
Question: The following question, in itself, is not a Halachic question per se. However, the issue has very practical ramifications, and thus I am seeking guidance as to the…
Question: I recall reading in Igros Kodesh that the Rebbe instructs not to take a baby under 1 year overseas. Question: Is the issue only to go overseas (plane),…
It is always preferable to visit a doctor of the same gender (if that doctor is equally experienced etc.) A visit to a doctor of the opposite gender is…
