Observation
Bone of My Bone
The modern world claims mastery of medicine and nature, while stripping us of an essence known since our first days in Eden.
Etzem
The Column
By Devorah Goldman
From the Archives
Essay
What Artificial Intelligence Has In Store for Judaism
AI has the potential to change the way Jews study Torah, observe Jewish law, work with rabbis, and teach their children. Will Jews resist those changes or welcome them?
Observation
The Narrow Bridge
Some end-of-year remarks on the path of life, spoken in honor of those who do end-of-life work.
Observation
The Intensity of the Abortion Debate Is a Sign of America’s Vitality
That America still so passionately debates abortion marks the difference between the stagnation of Europe and the hopeful civilization of the United States.
Episode 441·The Tikvah Podcast
Aaron Rothstein on the Medical Aid in Dying Act
Wherever it’s been made legal, the practice has expanded rapidly.
Episode 349·The Tikvah Podcast
Yehuda Halper on Maimonides the Physician
Explore Maimonides' medical insights and his Commentary on Hippocrates’ Aphorisms, revealing the balance of tradition, reason, and empirical knowledge.
Acknowledgments
"Etzem" is generously sponsored by Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld and dedicated to a bright and ethical future for medicine.