Torah Corner
The Torah blog of Rabbi Yosef A. Cohen, MD of the Fleetwood Synagogue
Below you can find links to blog posts covering a range of topics. Rabbi Cohen writes about the parsha, chagim, and halacha, as well as a range of medical questions and how these topics overlap.
There are also posts available on YUTorah by both Rabbis Cohen and Dayan.
The top of the page displays the most recent posts, while the categories section below can connect you to summaries and posts on a particular topic.
Recent Posts
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The Fleetwood Synagogue SoundCloud Page
In addition to the various blog posts directly on the Torah Corner here on the Fleetwood Synagogue website, there are a large number of audio files on the Fleetwood SoundCloud page. These are audio only, without written commentary beyond the file name. The entire page is embedded below, although only a […]
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The Experience of Sukkot, The Experience of the Year
The nature of the Chag of Sukkot is unique among the Chagim. It is unique in that there is no one mitzva that defines the day. It is unique in that it celebrates not one Chag but two, Simchat Torah and Sukkot. And it is unique in a full Hallel […]
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The Shavout Experience
The Shavout Experience, the Yahadut Experience, the Fleetwood Experience As has been discussed in various forums within our Shul, Shavuot is a captivating holiday because it doesn’t impose any specific religious commandment. During Pesach, we eat matzah, and during Sukkot, we sit in the Sukkah and shake the arba’at ha-minim. […]
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First Born Ger Fasting Erev Pesach
Here we analyze the halachic requirement of a first-born convert to fast Erev Pesach. Does a convert who as regulated by halacha loses his relationship with his former relatives also lose his status as a first born?
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Inducing Labor
הקדמת לידה בזמן האחרון יצאו לאור כמה מחקרים שמתארים שכבר בשבוע 39 אפשר להקדים לידה בלי סכנה נוספת לאישה או לעובר. ואין הבדל רפואי אם הלידה תגמר בדרך טבעי בשבוע 40 או אם יקדימו לידה עם סמים בשבוע 39. ונעסוק בעניין הקדמת לידה כשאין סכנה לאם או עובר. כתב המשנה […]
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Action and Inaction: The Fundamentals of Maaseh in Halacha and Medical Devices
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.
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