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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition: II. Washing and cleaning

March 24, 2017

Tova Chein, Mark Epelbaum, Robert Stern New York, New York, United States   Figure 1. The laver in the Temple in Jerusalem Introduction Historically, Jewish contributions to public health measures have not been given adequate attribution. The previous article in this series (Hektoen International, Winter 2016) documented the ancient Jewish recognition of the importance of: […]