Thursday, July 1
5:45 pm - Mincha
6:00 -7:00 pm - dinner
7:00 -8:30 pm Jewish Medical Ethics and the Modern World
7:00-7:10 - Welcome & Opening Remarks - Rabbi J. Kelman
7:10-7:50 - Is Jewish Medical ethics different than secular medical ethics?
Rabbi A. Steinberg MD
7:50-8:30 - When fathers become mothers and mothers have udders: Medical Halacha for the 21st century - Rabbi E. Reichman MD
8:30-8:45 - Maariv
Friday, July 2
7:30 am - Shacharit
8:15 am - breakfast
9:00-11:00 am PARALLEL SESSIONS
1 . Controversies in Jewish Bioethics
9:00 - 9:40- Does Judaism Advocate Favorably or Against Alternative Medicine? Rabbi A. Glatt MD
9:40 -10:20 - Maternity and Paternity in Jewish Law - Rabbi E. Reichman MD
10:20 -11:00 - Confidentiality and Halacha in medical practice - Rabbi D. Feldman
2. Advances in Genetics
9:00-9:40 - Medical Intervention for gender selection - Deena Zimmerman MD
9:40-10:20 - Population screening for diseases - Rabbi A. Steinberg MD
10:20-11:00 - Banking umbilical stem cells - a Halachik view - Rabbi H. Apfel MD
11:00-11:20 am - break
11:20-1:20 pm PARALLEL SESSIONS
3. Controversies in Reproductive Medicine
11:20-12:00- Halachik infertility - Deena Zimmerman MD
12:00-12:40- Contraception in Halacha: Rabbi A. Steinberg MD
12:40 -1:20 - Abortion and fetal intervention of the diseased fetus - Rabbi H. Apfel MD
4 . Halachik challenges in Geriatrics
11:20-11:30 - Challenging ethical cases from my practice - J. Abrams MD
11:30-12:05 - End of Life Issues: Why Living Wills are Not the Best Answer - Rabbi A. Glatt MD
12:05-12:40 - Halacha, The vegetative patient and the DNR - Rabbi E. Reichman MD
12:40 -1:20 - Panel discussion - J. Abrams MD, Rabbi A. Glatt MD, Rabbi
E. Reichman MD
1:20 pm - lunch
6:00 pm - Daf Yomi-Rabbi A. Glatt MD
6:00 pm - L'chaim and its limits: A new approach to pikuach nefesh
- Rabbi M. Soloveichik
6:45 pm - Mincha
7:00 pm - kabbalat Shabbat
8:30 pm - Oneg Shabbat: Halachik challenges of becoming and practicing as a physician - Rabbi H. Apfel MD
Shabbat, July 3
8:00 am - Daf Yomi - Rabbi A. Glatt MD
8:45-11:00 - Shacharit -Drasha - Rabbi M. Soloveichik
11:00-11:30 - Kiddush
11:30-12:30 - PARALLEL SESSIONS
(1) Shabbat and the physician (text based study) - Rabbi A. Steinberg MD
(2) Yoetzet Halacha - what is it and what is my role? - Deena Zimmerman MD
(3) Cardinals in the Beis Midrash? Rav Soloveichik and Interfaith Dialogue - Rabbi M. Soloveichik
12:30 pm - lunch
6:30-7:30 pm PARALLEL SESSIONS
(1) Shabbat and the patient (text based study) - Rabbi A. Glatt MD
(2) The anatomy of Halacha - Rabbi E. Reichman MD
(3) Revenge and Grudge Bearing- Rabbi D. Feldman
7:30 pm - Mincha
8:00 pm - Seuda shlishit & panel: Ask the Experts: Question and answers for the panel
9:35 -Maariv
Sunday, July 4
6:45 am - Daf Yomi - Rabbi A. Glatt MD (time subject to change)
7:30 am - Shacharit
8:15 am - Breakfast
Social issues in Jewish Bioethics
9:00-9:40 am - Allocating scarce resources in Halacha - Rabbi D. Feldman
9:40-10:20 am - Halachik aspects of cosmetic & reconstructive surgery - Deena Zimmerman MD
10:20-11:00 am - Homosexuality, Compassion, Halacha - are they at odds? - Rabbi A. Glatt
11:00-11:15 - Break
11:15-1:15 pm PARALLEL SESSIONS
Issues in Organ Tranplantation
11:15- 11:55 - Time of death in Jewish Law - Rabbi A. Steinberg MD
11:55 -12:35 - Halachik issues in live & cadaveric organ donation - Rabbi E. Reichman MD
12:35 - 1:15 - Compensation for organ donation: Halachik implications - Rabbi H. Apfel MD
Non Medical track
11:15- 12:15 - Lying for the sake of Peace - Rabbi D. Feldman
12:15 -1:15 - Lord Jakobovits and Margaret Thatcher: The story of a friendship - Rabbi M. Soloveichik
1:15 pm - Lunch
1:40 pm - Mincha
