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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: The Talmud as an Instruction Book
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Video duration: 460 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses the relationship between the Oral and Written Laws. The Oral Law developed as a "manual" for understanding the Written Law. From the time of Moses until the end of the 2nd century CE, these explanations remained oral and adapted to changing times, languages, and surrounding cultures. Rabbi Steinsaltz then discusses the consequences of the writing down of the Oral Law.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: The Value of Human Life
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Video duration: 452 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses the value of human life in Judaism, a value that takes precedence over almost every other commandment. He suggests that this value serves as a foundational principle off of which many medical ethics discussions build.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: On Biological Engineering
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Video duration: 503 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz introduces several of the pressing questions raised by past and potentially future biological engineering techniques, such as artificial insemination, surrogate motherhood, animal and human cloning, genetic engineering, and artificial intelligence.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: The Relationship Between Body and Sou
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Video duration: 587 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz opens by discussing the definition of the biblical word "nefesh." He then elaborates on the symbiotic coexistence between the soul and body, drawing on sources from the Torah and Midrash. He closes by presenting a Talmudic parable that attempts to analogize the teamwork of a blind and lame man to the powerful combination of the soul and body.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Organ Donation
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Video duration: 344 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses the permissibility of organ donation. He compares live-organ donation to deceased organ donation and considers the impact of the family's opinions on the decision to harvest organs. Rabbi Steinsaltz addresses the concern of some that organ donation will negatively impact resurrection of the deceased person in the future.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Cloning and Artificial Intelligence
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Video duration: 589 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz discusses whether cloned humans or other forms of beings with artificial intelligence would be viewed legally as human beings. He relates the discussion to the question regarding the relationship between the body and soul.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Making Sense of the Mishna
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Video duration: 413 seconds
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz discusses the first element of the Oral Law, the Mishna. He discusses the orderly organization of this large work. He then relates to how the Talmud develops as a commentary on the Mishna.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Cosmetic Surgery
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Video duration: 522 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz raises the question of whether cosmetic surgery is permissible, considering that it involves a certain amount of self-harm and self-endangerment. The Rabbi claims that the permissibility of such a surgery is decided based on a comparison of the current physical and psychological "damage" to the potential damages that such a surgery might cause.
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Life's Value: Moral and Ethical Dilem
Posted by: AlephSociety
Video duration: 515 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz raises the difficult question of how to prioritize between lives when only a limited number of people can be saved. Who takes precedence over whom? May one life be sacrificed in order to save two lives?
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Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz: Defining Death
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Video duration: 465 seconds
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Rabbi Steinsaltz contrasts the traditional definition of death (cessation of heartbeat) with the relatively novel definition of death known as brain-death. He discusses the significant practical ramifications these definitions have on organ donation; many more organs can be harvested from a corpse if brain-death is accepted as the halakhic definition of death.
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