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Rabbi Dr. Moshe Tendler

Rabbi Dr. Moshe David (Dovid) Tendler is the rabbi of The Community Synagogue of Monsey. He is a senior Rosh Yeshiva at Yeshiva University's RIETS and the Rabbi Isaac and Bella Tendler Professor of Jewish Medical Ethics and Professor of Biology at Yeshiva College. He has a Ph.D. in Microbiology and is one of the world's leading experts on Halacha (Jewish law) and Jewish medical ethics.

Rabbi Tendler is the son-in-law of Rabbi Moshe Feinstein, who was a world renowned posek, i.e., an author of many respected decisions of Jewish law and practice. Rabbi Tendler's wife, Rebetzin Shifra Tendler, passed away in October 2007.

Due to his prominence within the Orthodox world, Rabbi Tendler speaks on a wide range of issues. In regards to Middle East affairs, for instance, he has denounced the Palestinian political leadership.[2] In 1995, he opposed the Israel-Palestinian peace process, drawing upon a contested reading of Jewish law.[3]

Education

Rabbi Dr. Tendler received his B.A. degree from New York University (NYU) in 1947, and a Master’s degree there in 1950. He was ordained at RIETS in 1949, and following that, earned a Ph.D. in biology from Columbia University in 1957. He also received separate ordination from Rabbi Joseph Soloveitchik and Rabbi Moshe Feinstein.(reference needed)

Medical ethics

Rabbi Tendler is one of the leading experts on medical ethics as it pertains to Jewish law, and is the chairman of the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) Bioethical Commission, and chair of the Medical Ethics Task Force, UJA-Federation of Greater New York. He has written extensively in the field, including works on euthanasia, infertility, end of life issues, organ donation, and brit milah ("Jewish circumcision"). He has worked strenuously to explicate and defend his father-in-law's positions on various topics, including end-of-life treatment. On the subject of brain death, Rabbi Tendler represents one side of a controversy that has generated significant dispute.^[1] Rabbi Tendler has also been a strong and vocal advocate for the use of a tube when performing metzitzah b’peh, suction of blood for circumcision.[4] Serving on an RCA panel on stem cell research, Rabbi Tendler strongly criticized the Bush administration's position.[5]

In writing his responsa, R. Moshe Feinstein was occaisionally advised by R. Tendler on medical matters and assisted by his son, Rabbi Mordecai Tendler and nephew Rabbi Shabtai Rappaport in printing the later volumes. Rabbi Tendler has written and lectured widely on medical ethics, with an emphasis on R. Feinstein's viewpoint, though there are many persistent points of disagreement.

Selected articles by Rabbi Dr. Tendler

So One May Live - On the separation of Siamese twins.
Dental Emergencies on the Sabbath written with Dr. Fred Rosner.
Halakhic death means brain death - Explaining Rabbi Tendler's position on the Jewish definition of death.
Rav Moshe on Organ donation - Rabbi Tendler's analysis of Moshe Feinstein's positions on organ donation.

Books

Moshe Dovid Tendler. Pardes Rimonim: A Marriage Manual for the Jewish Family. KTAV, 1988. ISBN 0-88125-144-5.
Dr Fred Rosner, Rabbi M.D. Tendler. Practical Medical Halachah. Jason Aronson, 1997. ISBN 0-7657-9990-1.
Responsa of Rav Moshe Feinstein: Translation and Commentary KTAV , 1996. ISBN 0881254444

References

^ Tendler, 1996. See also Breitowitz, [1]

External links

[1] Tendler, 1996. See also Breitowitz, [1]

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 Rabbi Tendler is one of the leading experts on medical ethics as it pertains to [[Halakhah|Jewish law]], and is the chairman of the [[Rabbinical Council of America]] (RCA) Bioethical Commission, and chair of the Medical Ethics Task Force, UJA-Federation of Greater New York. He has written extensively in the field, including works on [[euthanasia]], [[infertility]], [[Death#When is a person dead.3F|end of life issues]], [[organ donation]], and [[brit milah]] ("Jewish circumcision"). He has worked strenuously to explicate and defend his father-in-law's positions on various topics, including end-of-life treatment. On the subject of brain death, Rabbi Tendler represents one side of a [[controversy]] that has generated significant dispute.<ref>Tendler, 1996. See also Breitowitz, [http://www.jlaw.com/Articles/brain.html]</ref> Rabbi Tendler has also been a strong and vocal advocate for the use of a tube when performing [[Brit Milah#Metzitzah|''metzitzah b’peh'']], suction of blood for circumcision.[http://www.forward.com/articles/3099/] Serving on an RCA panel on [[stem cell research]], Rabbi Tendler strongly criticized the Bush administration's position.[http://www.forward.com/articles/5686/]
-In writing his responsa, R. [[Moshe Feinstein]] was occaisionally advised by R. Tendler on medical matters and assisted by his son, Rabbi [[Mordecai Tendler]] and nephew Rabbi [[Shabtai Rappaport]] in printing the later volumes. Rabbi Tendler has written and lectured widely on medical ethics, with an emphasis on R. Feinstein's viewpoint, except in places he disagreed, such as translating Reb Moshe's responsa into English, something Reb Moshe Z"L expressly forbid and vigorously protested. <ref>Igros Moshe Y"D vol. III s.91</ref><ref>Igros Moshe Y"D vol. IV s.38(1)</ref>.
+In writing his responsa, R. [[Moshe Feinstein]] was occaisionally advised by R. Tendler on medical matters and assisted by his son, Rabbi [[Mordecai Tendler]] and nephew Rabbi [[Shabtai Rappaport]] in printing the later volumes. Rabbi Tendler has written and lectured widely on medical ethics, with an emphasis on R. Feinstein's viewpoint, though there are many persistent points of disagreement.
 ==Selected articles by Rabbi Dr. Tendler==