EndTheMadness Symposium on Genetic Screening June 27 | |
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Note: See end of this message for additional sources related to Rabbi Tendler's presentation. The Halachic and Medical Issues Surrounding Premarital Genetic Screening A Panel Discussion Sponsored by EndTheMadness In Conjunction with Congregation Ohab Zedek Tuesday, June 27, 8:00 PM 118 West 95th St., New York, NY 10025 --> ADMISSION IS FREE! <--
OPEN TO THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY
RABBI MOSHE D. TENDLER “Behavioral Genetics: A Torah Perspective” Rabbi Moshe Tendler is the Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Professor of Jewish Medical Ethics, and is a Professor of Biology, as well as a Rosh Yeshiva in Yeshivat Rav Yitzchak Elchanan (MYP/RIETS). Rabbi Tendler is the leading expert on medical ethics as it pertains to Jewish law. He is the author of Practical Medical Halakhah, a textbook of Jewish responsa to medical issues, and "Pardes Rimonim", a book about the halachot of Taharat Mishpacha. Rabbi Tendler is currently the Rabbi of the Community Synagogue of Monsey, NY, and is the chairman of the Bioethical Commission, RCA, and of the Medical Ethics Task Force, UJA-Federation of Greater New York. RABBI KENNETH BRANDER “The Ethics of Genetic Screening”
Rabbi Kenneth Brander is Dean of the Center for the Jewish Future at Yeshiva University. He is the Senior Rabbi of the Boca Raton Synagogue and Dean of the Boca Raton Community Kollel. Rabbi Brander was the first recipient of the Yeshiva University Wexner Rabbinic Leadership Award in 1999. Most recently, he was honored with the State of Israel Medal of Honor presented by the Mayor of Gush Etzion for Rabbinic Leadership in supporting Gush Etzion. In 1999, he received an advanced level of ordination from Machon Puah and Rav Mordechai Eliyahu acknowledging the Rabbi's particular expertise in the area of Taharat Hamishpacha (Family Purity), infertility, gynecological procedures, and their interface with halacha. Light refreshments to follow the main event. Contact: Chananya Weissman at admin@endthemadness.org. Visit www.endthemadness.org | |