Rav Asher Weiss on Medical Halachic Issues

This fascinating collection of teachings from one of contemporary Judaism's greatest halachic authorities includes questions such as:

• What are the parameters of the mitzvah to heal the sick?
• How does one pray for a sick person?
• What are the personal halachic obligations of medical professionals?
• What is the Torah view of alternative medical treatments?
• What risks can one take to save life?
• What does Jewish law say about organ donation?
• Is it permissible to refrain from vaccinating children?
• May words of Torah be used as a means of healing?
• What is the Torah approach to OCD?
• May a sick person refuse treatment?

Translated by Dr. Fred Rosner and edited and adapted by Rabbi Immanuel Bernstein, this fascinating and important sefer is a must for medical professionals, scholars, and all types of interested Jews.