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Tag: Medicine
What Medicines May One Take During Pesah?
If medicine is not food, why should there be any restrictions on taking it during Pesah? The question arises because although medicine is not food, ...
Rabbi Steven Kane
March 26, 2025
CJLS
Halakhah
Are Non-Kosher Animals Permitted for Organ Transplants?
Are non-kosher animals permitted for organ transplants? Rabbi Shai Cherry explains the recent teshuvah from the CJLS.
Rav Shai Cherry
July 10, 2024
Animals
CJLS
Halakha and the Assessment of Risk
Halakha can be used for the assessment of risk; this can be relevant for pikuach nefesh (saving a life) or kashrut.
Rabbi Avram Israel Reisner
September 7, 2023
Ethics
Every Day