| Scholar-in-Residence Nov 7-8 RSVP NOW |
| Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman will be the scholar-in residence at the Young Israel of Stamford on the Shabbat of November 7th-8th. As a world-renowned Jewish bioethicist, he will address a number of contemporary medical topics over the course of the Shabbat. At a community Friday night dinner, Dr. Reichman will address the topic: "From Mummies to Smallpox: The Rabbinic Response to Scientific Discovery Throughout the Ages". Nov.7th dinner with Rabbi Dr Reichman YI members $25/adult, $10/kids under 12, $65 family max. Non-members $30/adult, $12/kids under 12, $80 family max. RSVP by Oct.30th to Margefried@aol.com or call Marge Fried at 203-276-0846 Checks should be mailed to YI of Stamford, 69 Oaklawn Ave, Stamford, CT 06905 Child care will be provided during the lecture. Parents are responsible for their children during dinner. Please make reservations ASAP. We have a 100 person max. In a Shabbat morning lecture, Dr. Reichman will confront the challenges of the stem-cell controversy in a talk titled: " Is a Stem Cell just a 'Stam' Cell: Stem Cell Research in Jewish Law". Finally, in a shiur prior to mincha, Dr. Reichman will deliver a talk entitled: "When Fathers Become Mothers, and Mothers have Udders: Jewish Medical Ethics in the 21st Century". Rabbi Dr. Reichman is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of Philosophy and History of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) of Yeshiva University, where he teaches Jewish medical ethics. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and writes and lectures widely in the field of Jewish medical ethics. He is the recipient of a Kornfeld Foundation Fellowship and the Rubinstein Prize in Medical Ethics. He is a past member of the advisory board of the Institute for Genetics and Public Policy. His research is devoted to the interface of medical history and Jewish law.At a time when advances in medical research keep cloning in the headlines, presenting moral challenges to doctors, ethicists, clergy and politicians, and when the number of identified "Ashkenazi Jewish" genetic diseases grows so rapidly that obstetricians can hardly keep up with the blood tests they need to offer pregnant women, Reichman's unique combination of interests has immediate relevance. Dr. Reichman is not only a doctor, he's also an Orthodox rabbi-one of the few practicing physicians with ordination, and a rising star in the field of religious medical ethics. By day (and, when he has to cover an extra shift, by night), Reichman can be found in the ER at Montefiore, in the Bronx. On weekends and whenever else he can find time, the Yeshiva University-ordained rabbi speaks at synagogues and medical schools, yeshivas and scientific conferences, about the wisdom offered by classical Jewish commentators and texts that can be brought to bear on contemporary medical challenges. For more information, contact Ilan Fogel at ilanmdmba@yahoo.com |