“But the children struggled in her womb, and she said, “If so, why do I exist?” and she went to inquire of Hashem.” (Bereishis 25:22) Ever since Chava was cursed “In pain you shall bear children” (Bereishis 3:16), labor...
Category - Genetics
Rabbi Yosef Sprung
Preventive Medicine and Disease Screening
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” –...
All in the Family
Matot-Masei 5780 The daughters of Tzelafchad, as described in the Posuk above, married their first cousins. Previously, Moshe Rabbenu had been told that they could “marry whomever was good in their eyes, but they should...
Rabbi Yossi Sprung
