May 9, 2023
Here we analyze the intersection of automated devices and Halacha. Specifically, we analyze how much input is required by a person in order for Halacha to consider the involvement of the person as an action culpable by Halacha.
May 9, 2023
A Medical Perspective Background The Gemara Shabbat (53) describes the difference between an animal or person suffering from some form of hematoma where a person can bathe on shabbat to treat his hematoma while an animal cannot. Olah explains that the animal cannot bathe due to a gezira of schikat […]
March 12, 2023
Here we analyze the melacha of gozez and determine the biblically and rabbinically prohibited applications of the melacha.
March 12, 2023
Halacha's confrontation with medical innovation is often complicated and very detailed. Here, we analyze halacha's response to individuals who underwent transsexual surgery.
January 29, 2023
An erroneous position attributed to Judaism is that tattooed individuals cannot be buried in Jewish cemeteries. Nevertheless, tattooing is clearly Biblically prohibited by Jewish law. Here, we define this prohibition and determine how those qualifications affect cosmetic tattooing, specifically, microblading.