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Journey To a Decision: Mark Washofsky and Elliot Dorff |
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There are also a set of relevant sources for you to download, and a collection of background materials on Stem Cells including articles and a video lecture on Stem Cells. Once you register, study materials will be available for downloading from this website - including articles, handouts, and/or texts. |
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This
is an archive of a mini-course that took place in November of 2001
with Mark Washofsky and Elliot Dorff. The archive consists of three
1-hour presentations based on classical texts and a responsum by
both of our presenters. The exact presentation titles are listed
Journey to a Decision: The Stem Cell Debate
Mark Washofsky and Elliot Dorff
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| Session | Title | Scholar |
| 1. | A Survey of the Halakhic Literature | Mark Washofsky |
| 2. | The
Rabbinic Process: Making Sense of What's There and What's Missing |
Mark Washofsky |
| 3. | From
the Particular to the Universal: Comparisons, Methodology, Outcome, and Consequences |
Elliot Dorff |
Mark
E. Washofsky
Mark is Associate Professor of Rabbinics at HUC-JIR/Cincinnati,
where he was ordained in 1980 and earned a Ph.D. in 1987. He specializes in
the literature of the Talmud and Jewish law. Mark is the chair of the CCAR Responsa
Committee and his recent publication, Jewish Living, (UAHC
Press, 2000) reflects his work with this team. Mark collaborated on Teshuvot
for the Nineties (CCAR
Press, 1997) with W. Gunther Plaut.
Elliot
Dorff
Elliot is the Sol & Anne Dorff Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the
University
of Judaism in Los Angeles. He received ordination from The Jewish Theological
Seminary of America and has a Ph.D. from Columbia University. As a leading bioethicist
in the Conservative Movement, Elliot wrote Matters of Life and Death
(Jewish
Publication Society, 1998) and served as a member of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s
1993 task force on health care.
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