Tag: Robert Stern
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Jewish ritual immersion in the mikveh and the concept of communal immunity
Robert Stern Piotr Kozlowski David Forstein New York City, New York, United States Figure 1. Mikveh in Palestine from the Biblical era The mikveh may be seen as part of the sociobiological process assuring the gradual cross exposure of community members to the biomes of other members. It also provides controlled exposure to the biomes…
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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition: III. The Bris: Jewish ritual circumcision and hemophilia
Matthew Migliozzi David Forstein Sarah Rindner Robert Stern New York City, New York, United States The circumcision of Isaac. The Regensburg Pentateuch, 1305, now in the Israel Museum, Jerusalem. Historically, Jewish contributions to public health measures have not been given adequate attribution. The previous articles in this series have documented (1) the ancient Jewish…
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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition: II. Washing and cleaning
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:…
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Public health measures derived from the Jewish tradition
Noam Zeffren, Tova Chein, Robert Stern New York, New York, United States Jewish ingenuity has contributed widely to theology, philosophy, science, and many other areas of human endeavor. To the practice of medicine, influences from Jewish luminaries include Moses Maimonides, Sigmund Freud, Paul Ehrlich, and Jonah Salk. Less recognized are contributions from the Old…