March 3, 2024
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at March 3, 2024
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Chanukah

Few episodes in Tanach stand as models of terrible events that will befall the Jewish people throughout their history. In brutal fashion brothers, flesh and blood, gathered together and plotted to murder and then eventually settled on selling one of their own. Tragic in its own right, the episode will […]
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November 6, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at November 6, 2023
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Avraham Woke Up Early: a model of compassion

Jews have always responded to tragedy and triumph in similar ways, namely, understanding the events through a halachic prism. The recent war has resulted in the reproduction of halachic literature not seen in some time either condemning or praising the Israeli army’s careful consideration of the targets it picks in […]
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October 13, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at October 13, 2023
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Shmini Atzeret

Today we face a halachic crisis. Over the Yamim Noraim our task was clear, we had reached the pinnacle point of spirituality and were devoting a day exclusively to bonding with Hashem. Over Sukkot, we knew what we needed to do. As we discussed, our goal then was to allow […]
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October 13, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at October 13, 2023
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Halachic Talking Part I

A. Background Production of sound by biological species requires phonation, the production of primary vocal tones by the vocal folds. Arytenoids, pyramidal shaped cartilages on the upper border of the cricoid cartilage, serve as the attachment sites for some of the intrinsic muscles of the larynx which allows for the […]
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October 3, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at October 3, 2023
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Halachic Hearing Part III

C. Analysis of Sources and its Implications The sources discussed above reveal three worldviews with how to analyze CI. The first, espoused by Dr. Brama and Rabbi Rabinowitz, consider halachic hearing in terms of biological principles. As long as sound waves are converted to electrical impulses that stimulate the cochlear […]
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October 3, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at October 3, 2023
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Halachic Hearing Part II

B. Sources As we discussed in the previous chapter, Rabbi Aurbach analyzed hearing aids as ineffective for halachic purposes as the patient hears the sound that was produced by the speaker not the sound of the person who spoke. Dr. Brama[1] assumed that Rabbi Aurbach would then not be concerned […]
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October 3, 2023
Published by Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD at October 3, 2023
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Halachic Hearing Part I

A. Background In the previous section, we considered halachic talking. Specifically, how devices that utilize microphone and speakers are considered in halacha. As mentioned, the same principles apply to microphones, hearing aids and telephones and as such there are many sources as the halachic analysis of one can be applied […]
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