May 11, 2022 By: yunews
On Sunday, May 8, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Yeshiva University Medical Ethics Society (MES) and Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future (CJF) presented the 15th Annual Medical Ethics Society Online Conference on the theme of “Torah U’Madda in the 21st Century: Highlighting Israel’s Biotech Industry.” The conference was sponsored by The Community Synagogue in Monsey in memory of Rabbi Dr. Moshe D. Tendler zt"l.
As is customary in MES conferences, the presentations are divided into a section on scientific developments and a section on halachic [Jewish law] overviews of those developments.
The conference began with introductory remarks by Rabbi Yaakov Glasser, David Mitzner Dean of CJF, who gave thanks to the many people who made the conference possible and expressed his continued appreciation of those who are assessing “how we balance the world of medical advancement with the world of halacha and our Torah values. Where else can students from the very outset of their medical career already be immersed in this challenge and in this struggle but at Yeshiva University? We hope that everyone is inspired, enlightened and feels a sense of connection to this incredible program.”
Rabbi Glasser’s remarks were followed up by comments from Dafna Levine and Yisrael Danesh, MES co-presidents, and Rabbi Edward Reichman, M.D., the longtime mentor of the MES.