A Free Lecture by Edward Reichman, MD

INTERSECTION OF MEDICINE
AND JEWISH ETHICS

Tracing genetics from the Bible and Talmud to modern issues
of pre-marital and pre-natal genetic testing, preimplantation
and population genetics

Sponsored in loving memory of Irene Horowitz a”h

Edward Reichman is an Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Associate Professor of Philosophy and History of Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (AECOM) of Yeshiva University, where he teaches Jewish medical ethics. He received his rabbinic ordination from the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University and writes and lectures widely in the field of Jewish medical ethics. His research is devoted to the interface of medical history and Jewish law.