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Medicine In Judaism

Different Theological Views of Medical Care
Different Theological Approaches To Medical Care In Judaism 
Maharal On The Gemara's Statement "The Best Doctors Are Destined For Hell"
Rambam's (Maimonides') View Of Medical Care (Rational Approach)
Ramban's (Nachmanides') View Of Medical Care (Mystical Approach)


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Autopsies In Halacha
Rav Moshe Feinstein: Can A Jewish Physician Work On Shabbos And Can He/She Violate Shabbos For A Non-Jew
Rav Moshe Feinstein: Can A Jew Have Plastic Surgery

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I went to Skokie Yeshiva for High School, Shaalvim for two years in Israel, YU for a year and a half and then Lander College for Men for a year and a half. I learned for a year in Talmudic University and I finished Med School. Now I am a resident.
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