Bioethicist Reichman to speak during Shavuot

Renowned bioethicist Rabbi Edward Reichman, M.D., is scheduled to speak twice in Milwaukee during the Shavuot holiday.

On Tuesday night, June 7, the first night of Shavuot, Reichman will speak at Congregation Anshai Lebowitz in Mequon. The title of his talk will be “The Jewish Medical Ethics Book Club: ‘My Sister’s Keeper’ in Jewish Law.” His discussion will include such issues as organ donation from minors and adults and the definition of death.

There will be a dinner following services. For more information, call the synagogue, 262-512-1727.

On Wednesday, June 8, the first day of Shavuot, Reichman will be speaking at Chabad of Mequon. His topic will be “From Maimonides the Doctor to the Doctor at Maimonides Medical Center: The History of the Jewish Medical Student Throughout the Ages.”

The community is invited after morning services to attend a dairy luncheon, Kiddush, and lecture. This program is co-sponsored by Anshei Leibowitz and Agudas Achim Chabad and will be held at the Peltz Center for Jewish Life in Mequon. Admission is free. For more information, call 262-242-2235 or visit www.chabadmequon.org.

Former Milwaukeean Reichman is associate professor of emergency medicine and bioethics at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. His research is devoted to the interface of medical history and Jewish law.