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wo wrongs don’t make 
a right” is an oft-quoted 
statement, typically told 
to children who are busy taking 
revenge on one another … But, 
is that entirely true?
A dilemma (Greek for “double 
proposition”) is a problem offer-
ing two solutions or possibilities, 
each of which is problematic 
(hence there are “two wrongs”), 
and one must choose which of 
the options is best to follow (or, 
which of the “wrongs” is right).
In an upcoming four-part 
series, Rabbi Shneur Silberberg 
of Bais Chabad Torah Center 
in West Bloomfield will take 
on four very important areas of 
medical ethics, each of which 
presents unique dilemmas, and 
we will look to discover the 
Torah’s guidance in resolving 
each of these quandaries.
The topics are extending life, 
pregnancy questions, a body’s 
dignity and experimental treat-
ments. The classes are CME and 

CEU accredited. 
The course begins the week 
of May 19, and will be offered 
on Sundays at 11 a.m. and 
Tuesdays at 7 p.m., in person at 
Bais Chabad and on Zoom. Each 
class will run for 90 minutes.
The cost to attend the course 
is $50, and the cost of a textbook 
is $30 ($80 total). Scholarships 
are available, thanks to the Mara 
Israel Jewish Education Fund 
Attendees may try the first 
class, at no charge, and then 
decide on continuing. 

For more information, visit baischabad.

com/jli or email shneurs@gmail.

com. Register at myjli.com/index.

html?task=location&lid=691.

Four-part series starts May 19.

Medical Ethics 
Through a 
Jewish Lens

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Medical Ethics
Lesson 1, Experimental Treatments: When emerging 
treatments offer hope of recovery, when is the risk justified? 
Discover the Jewish ethics of risking your life in the hope of 
extending your long-term prospects.
Lesson 2, Extending Life: How does Judaism balance the 
desire to preserve life with concerns of reducing suffering? 
See how Jewish values inform a dignified approach to end-
of-life care and advance medical directives.
Lesson 3, Pregnancy Questions: Explore questions of 
pregnancy through the lens of Jewish texts. Is a fetus a 
human life or a part of the mother’s body? When pregnancy 
endangers a woman’s life, may she, in good conscience, 
carry the pregnancy to term?
Lesson 4, A Body’s Dignity: Might autopsy violate the 
dignity of the human body? Learn the Jewish view on the 
respect to which the deceased is entitled and how the 
sanctity of human life continues after death. 

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