Vaetchanan 5780 “But you shall greatly beware for your souls.” (Devarim 4:15) In our essay for Parshas Va’eschanan last year[1], we focused on the Mitzva found in the Posuk above – “v’Nishmartem M’od l’Nafshoseichem” –...
Category - Genetics
Rabbi Yossi Sprung
Genetic Engineering
Vayetzei 5781 And Yaakov then took fresh shoots of poplar and hazel and chestnut. He peeled white streaks in them, laying bare the white of the shoots. And he set up the rods which he had peeled, in the troughs, in the...
Hashem’s Decree & PGD
Pekudei 5779 Paragraph Parents at high-risk of transmitting genetic disease to their offspring can ensure the birth of healthy babies through Pre-Implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD). PGD enables the genetic diagnosis...
