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no wrong. But if he would have paid more heed and made greater
efforts were it his own son, then he is guilty.”
Practicing medicine is holy work. Chazal describe a physician
called Abba Umna, who merited being greeted from Heaven every Medical-Halachic
day (Taanit 21b), for several reasons:
1. He had separate waiting rooms for men and women, and when Responsa
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he let blood from a woman he would cover the site of the
blood-letting in order to maintain her modesty. Shiurei Torah L’rofim
2. He had a box in an inconspicuous place where rich patients Of
would pay, so that the poor would not be ashamed if they left
without paying for their treatment. Rav Yitzchak
3. When a Torah scholar or a poor person would come to him for Zilberstein
treatment, he would treat them for free.
Abba Umna recognized that treating a human being created in Rabbi of Ramat Elchanan
Tzelem Elokim requires extreme responsibility. He conducted himself Bnei Brak, Israel
with modesty and respect for the patient. This type of treatment is
described by the Shulachan Aruch as “meod meod”- extremely good.
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Volume Two
A licensed physician who unintentionally
caused damage in a foreign country

1 Question
Translated by
A patient suffering from kidney problems sought help from a phy-
sician in Israel who used unconventional treatments. The physician Fred Rosner, M.D., F.A.C.P., M.A.C.P.
suggested a specific diet that he believed would help the kidney re-
cover. The diet included a lot of salts, which accumulated in the body
due to the patient’s decreased kidney function. As a result of the diet,
the patient became acutely ill.
The physician was licensed in England and France to engage in this
practice, but he was not licensed by the authorities in Israel.
What is the halachic view of this case?
M a i m o n i d es R es e a r c h I n s t i t u t e

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