Eating or Taking Medications on Fast Days
This article examines halachic guidance for fasting, eating, drinking, and taking medication on rabbinic fast days and Yom Kippur, including pregnancy, illness, nursing, and shiurim.
Official Journal of the Jewish Physicians Network
JMAR
Jewish Medical Ethics Annual Review
JMAR is an open-access journal of the Jewish Physicians Network bringing together physicians, rabbis, healthcare professionals, scholars, and Jewish communal leaders to examine Jewish medical ethics, halacha and medicine, healthcare ethics, clinical practice, and medical halacha.
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Caring for Observant Patients
Practical cultural and religious guidance for healthcare professionals caring for Jewish patients.
Clinical guides → For Jewish cliniciansMedical Halacha for Clinicians
Resources for Jewish healthcare professionals navigating halacha in clinical practice.
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Jewish medical ethics foundations, readings, and teaching resources for clinicians, rabbis, trainees, and institutions.
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View archiveIs There a Halachic Obligation to Live a Healthy Lifestyle?
This article examines the halachic duty to protect health and avoid danger, with attention to diet, obesity, alcohol, smoking, occupational risk, and recreation.
Physician Risk and the Halachic Duty to Heal
This article examines whether halacha obligates physicians to treat patients when doing so may place the physician at personal risk, especially in the context of infectious disease and reasonable protective measures.
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Shabbat in the Hospital
Practical context for healthcare teams caring for observant Jewish patients on Shabbat.
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Foundations in Jewish Medical Ethics
Begin with a course-style introduction to halacha, medicine, and ethical decision-making.
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