The Schlesinger Institute is a research and teaching institute in the field of Jewish Medical Ethics. Through the scholarship and expertise of leading rabbis, physicians, and jurists, the Institute aims to: research halachic issues that emerge as medicine progresses; provide facilities as a resource center for health care professionals, students and general public; acquaint professionals and the public with the important interaction between Medicine, Ethics and Halacha.


Conferences:
The Schlesinger Institute organizes conferences in the fields of Medicine, Ethics, and Jewish Law. Conferences are intened for the professional community of Medicine, i.e. Physicians, and also to the interested public. The conferences are most often topic based and deal with a variety of issues such as: AIDS; Alzheimer's Dementia; Infertility and Abortion; Cystic Fibrosis and Emphysema; Death and Euthanasia; Fertility; Genetics; Mental Health; Organ Donation and Transplantation; & Lifesaving and Quality of Life.

Our national and international conferences are accompanied with book and article publications which make them cutting edge resources and very soon afterwards become the world standards in Jewish Medical Ethics.

List of publication published for previous conferences:

During the conferences the Schlesinger Institute nominate and award researchers for their great work and results in the subject of the conference.


The Chaim Kahn Data Base for Medical Ethics and Halacha



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Halachot for the Physician on the Sabbath and Festivals

A pocket guidebook of medical halacha, an important book for every physician.

Full Price: 6 USD
Member Price: 5 USD
Jewish Medical Ethics series
(2 volumes)

The JME series
(Dedicated to Martha Samson) contains articles originally published in the JME journal. Including the folloeing topics: Jewish Medical Ethics, Genetics, Fertility, Organ donation, Lifesaving, AIDS, Mental Health and more.


Full Price: 71 USD
Member Price: 60.5 USD


The Dr.Falk Schlesinger Institute for Jewish Medical Ethics & Halacha Research, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem