Eduardo I. Reichman, MD

LIBROS

La anatomía de la ley judía: una nueva disección de la relación entre la medicina, la historia médica y la literatura rabínica (Maggid/OU/YU Press, 2022)

Reflexionando sobre las pandemias premodernas(a) en la historia judía: ensayos inspirados y escritos durante la pandemia de Covid-19 por un médico de urgencias (Prensa Shikey, 2022)

ARTÍCULOS

E. Reichman, "Tesoros ocultos en la historia médica judía en la Biblioteca Británica: un homenaje posterior al ciberataque", Blog Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 28 de mayo de 2024.

E. Reichman, "Un descubrimiento epistolar inesperado y los viajes médicos compartidos de Tuviya HaRofe y Gabriel Felix", Blog Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 18 de febrero de 2024.

E. Reichman, "The Physician-Ḥaver in Early Modern Italy: A Reunion of Long Forgotten 'Friends,'" Blog Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 4 de diciembre de 2023.

E. Reichman, "Historia médica judía en Mekor Barukh de Barukh Epstein: cuando los médicos se convirtieron en rabinos, el pueblo judío estaba sano", en prensa.

E. Reichman, "El descubrimiento de un ' Haver ' perdido: un diploma de Haver previamente desconocido otorgado por el rabino Solomon b. Isaac Marini a un graduado en medicina de la Universidad de Padua", en prensa.

E. Reichman, “Royal Treatment: Jews, Medicine and the British Kingdom,” Mishpacha Magazine: Pendulum (Succos 5784), 50-57.

E. Reichman, "La anatomía de una subasta: un cuerpo de literatura previamente no disecado sobre la historia de los judíos y la disección postmortem", Blog Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 13 de junio de 2023.

E. Reichman, "La atracción judía por la profesión médica en las propias palabras de los médicos: una mesora de la medicina", Hakirah 34 (otoño de 2023), 215-236.

E. Reichman, "Una historia 'pictórica' de médicos judíos 'Koppel' en la Alemania moderna temprana: Koppel (Jacob) Mehler (también conocido como Copilius Pictor) y su hijo Juda Coppillia Pictor", Aschkenas 33:1 (2023), 167 -193.

E. Reichman, "Sobre el dolor de muerte: percepción del dolor postmortem en la literatura rabínica", en S. Kottek, K. Collins y H. Paavilainen, Cuestiones contemporáneas al final de la vida en la tradición judía (Lambert Academic Publishing, 2023), 173-196.

E. Reichman, “’A Physician, and Not for Himself’: Revisiting a Rare Jewish Physician Epithet That Should So Remain,” Koroth 26 (2021-2022), 1-20.

E. Reichman, “‘Hidden’ Medical Diplomas of Jewish Physicians from the Early Modern Period: Transcripts in Manuscripts,” forthcoming.

E. Reichman, “Jews, Medicine and the University of Padua: A Behind the Scenes (Virtual) Tour of a New Exhibit at the Jewish Museum of Padua (November 2, 2022- December 31, 2022),” Seforim Blog (https://seforimblog.com), December 1, 2022.

E. Reichman, "Cómo los judíos de antaño celebraron la graduación de la facultad de medicina: poemas de felicitación para los graduados de medicina judíos en los siglos XVII y XVIII: un género no reconocido", Blog Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 29 de mayo de 2022.

E. Reichman, A “Haro”ing Tale of a Jewish Medical Student: Notes on David de Haro (1611-1636): The First Jewish Medical Graduate of the University of Leiden,” Estudio Rosenthaliana 48:1 (2022), 30-52.

E. Reichman, "El diploma médico de Moisés Crespino de la Universidad de Padua (1647): el único diploma médico 'judío' de la historia", Tradición en línea (24 de julio de 2022).

E. Reichman, “On the Longevity of the Ancient (and Pre-Modern) Interpretations of Medical Passages,” Letter to the Editor, Response to Eric Lawee, “Eleazar Ashkenazi on the Longevity of the Ancients,” Tradición En línea (15 de marzo de 2022).

E. Reichman, “The Mystery of the Medical Training of the Many Isaac Wallichs: Amsterdam (1675), Leiden (1675), Padua (1683) and Halle (1703),” Hakirah 31 (invierno de 2022), 313-330.

E. Reichman, “The Discovery of a Hidden Treasure in the Vatican and the Correction of a Centuries-Old Error,” Seforim Blog (https://seforimblog.com), 11 de enero de 2022.

E. Reichman, “Confessions of a Would-be Forger: The Medical Diploma of Tobias Cohn (Tuvia Ha-Rofeh) and Other Jewish Medical Graduates of the University of Padua,” in Kenneth Collins and Samuel Kottek, eds., Ma'ase Tuviya (Venecia, 1708): Tuviya Cohen sobre la medicina y la ciencia (Jerusalén: Biblioteca Médica Muriel y Philip Berman de la Universidad Hebrea de Jerusalén, 2021), 79-127.

E. Reichman, “Samuel Vita Della Volta (1772-1853): An Underappreciated Bibliophile and his Medical ‘Diploma’tic Journey,” Seforim Blog (https://seforimblog.com), 5 de noviembre de 2021.

E. Reichman, “Rabbi Moshe Tendler, zt”l: A Pioneer of ‘Synthetic’ Biology of the Torah Variety,” Traditiononline.org (October 1, 2021).

E. Reichman, “Notes on the Jewish Renaissance Physician Gabriel Felix: His Grammar Tree and His Family Tree,” korot 25 (2019-2020), 339-353.

E. Reichman, “Precedented Times: The Rabbinic Response to Covid-19 and Pandemics Throughout the Ages,” in press.

E. Reichman, “A Jewish Doctor's Trip to the Vatican: A Medical Historical Odyssey,” Verapo Yerape, in press.

E. Reichman, “The Illustrated Life of an Illustrious Renaissance Jew: Rabbi Dr. Shimshon Morpurgo (1681-1740),” Seforim Blog (https://seforimblog.com), June 22, 2021.

E. Reichman, "El diploma médico 'doctorado' de Samuel, el hijo de Menaseh ben Israel: falsificación de 'Para los judíos'", Blog de Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 23 de marzo de 2021.

E. Reichman, "Los médicos de la plaga de Roma de 1656, Yaakov Zahalon y Hananiah Modigliano", Blog de Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 19 de febrero de 2021.

E. Reichman and M. Butler, “The Medical Training and Yet Another (Previously Unknown) Legacy of Rabbi Dr. Abraham J. Twerski, zt"l,” Blog de Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 2 de febrero de 2021.

E. Reichman, “Picturing Pandemic Prayer,” Blog de Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 29 de enero de 2021.

E. Reichman, " Covid Lev Paraoh: ¿El rey egipcio sufrió coronavirus?" (OU.org), 28 de enero de 2021.

E. Reichman, “Pandemic Bibliopenia: A Preliminary Report of Disease Eradication,” Blog de Seforim (https://seforimblog.com), 23 de noviembre de 2020.

E. Reichman, “What Became of Tychsen? The Non-Jewish ‘Rabbi’ and his ‘Congregation’ of Jewish Medical Students,” Seforim Blog (https://seforimblog.com), November 1, 2020.

E. Reichman, “From Graduation to Contagion: Jewish Physicians Facing Plague in Padua, 1631” Lehrhaus (thelehrhaus.com), September 8, 2020.

E. Reichman, “Lo studio e la pratica della medicina per gli ebrei nell’Italia del tardo Rinascimento,” in A. Contessa, et. al., eds, Oltre il ghetto. Dentro & Fuori (Silvana Editoriale: Ferrara, 2020), 90-95. E. Reichman, “Medicine and the Jews: Training and Practice in Late Renaissance Italy,” in the inaugural exhibition catalogue of the National Museum of Italian Judaism and the Shoah.

E. Reichman, “From Cholera to Coronavirus: Recurrent Pandemics with Recurrent Rabbinic Responses,” Tradition Online (April 2, 2020) https://traditiononline.org/from-cholera-to-coronavirus-recurring-pandemics-recurring-rabbinic-responses/

E. Reichman, “Incensed by Coronavirus: Prayer and Ketoret in Times of Epidemic,” Lehrhaus (March 15, 2020) https://thelehrhaus.com/timely-thoughts/incensed-by-coronavirus-prayer-and-ketoret-in-times-of-epidemic/

E. Reichman, “The Lost Library by Dan Rabinowitz and the ‘Burial of Souls’ by Yehuda Leib Katznelson: Different Expressions of the Same Sentiment,” The Seforim Blog (April 3, 2019), available at https://seforimblog.com/2019/04/the-lost-library-by-dan-rabinowitz-and-the-burial-of-souls-by-yehuda-leib-katznelson-different-expressions-of-the-same-sentiment/.

E. Reichman, “Scientists: Don’t Leave Religious Communities Out in the Cold,” (Opinion Essay) Leapsmag, March 12, 2019.

E. Reichman, “The Yeshiva Medical School: The Evolution of Educational Programs Combining Jewish Studies and Medical Training,” Tradition 51:3(Summer 2019), 41-56.

E. Reichman, “The Life and Work of Dr. Menachem Mendel Yehuda Leib Sergei: A Torah U’Madda Titan of the Early Twentieth Century,” Hakirah 27 (Fall 2019), 119-146.

E. Reichman, “Postmortem Fetal Extraction before Burial of a Pregnant Woman: A Forgotten Custom That Should Remain Buried,” Korot 24 (2017-2018), 19-43.

E. Reichman and S. Reichman, “The Definition of Maternity Revisited: The Double Helix (Spiral) of Torah and Madda,” Torah to Go (May, 2018: Shavuot 5778), 21-25.

 E. Reichman and A. Dysert, “A Tour of the Osler Library of the History of Medicine Through Jewish Eyes,” Hakirah 24 (Spring 2018).

E. Reichman, “Shared Biological Paternity in Rabbinic Literature: From Goliath to Mitochondrial DNA and the Three-Parent Embryo,” in press. 

E. Reichman, “The Valmadonna Trust Broadside Collection and a Virtual Reunion of the Jewish Medical Students of Padua,” Verapo Yerapei: Journal of Torah and Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Synagogue 7 (2017), 55-76.

E. Reichman, “The History of the Jewish Medical Student Dissertation: An Evolving Jewish Tradition,” in in J. Karp and M. Schaikewitz, eds., Sacred Training: A Halakhic Guidebook for Medical Students and Residents (Ammud Press: New York, 2018), xvii- xxxvii.

E. Reichman, “The Riddle of Samson and the Spontaneous Generation of Bees: The Bugonia Myth, the Crosspollination that Wasn’t, and the Heter for Honey That Might Have Been,” in Menachem Butler and Marian E. Frankston, eds., Essays for a Jewish Lifetime: Burton D. Morris Jubilee Volume  (New York: Hakirah Press), in press.

E. Reichman, “Zika Virus in Halakhah,” Jewish Action 77:2(Winter 2016), 28-31.

E. Reichman, “A Letter from a Torah Sage of the 18^th Century to the Medical Faculty of the University of Halle (January, 1763): The Selective Deference of Rabbi Yonatan Eybeschutz to Medical Expertise as a Lesson in the Complex Relationship Between Medicine and Halakhah,” Verapo Yerapei: Journal of Torah and Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Synagogue 6(2015), 89-112.

E. Reichman, “Ebola: A New Disease with an Ancient Tradition,” Jewish Action 75:3(Spring 2015), 62-69.

E. Reichman, “A Matter of Life ‘in’ Death: Post Mortem Cesarean Section in History and Halakhah,” K. Collins, E. Reichman and A. Steinberg, eds., In the Pathways of Maimonides: Studies in Maimonides, Medical Ethics, and Jewish Law- A Tribute to Dr. Fred Rosner(Maimonides Research Institute: Haifa, 2015), 195-226.

E. Reichman, “Pidyon Ha-Ben (Redemption of the Firstborn) in the 21^st Century: An Appendix to Shulhan Arukh,” Verapo Yerapei: Journal of Torah and Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine Synagogue 5(2014), 261-287. 

E. Reichman, “The Anatomy of Prayer,” in D. Z. Feldman and S. W. Halpern, eds., Mitoch HaOhel: Tefillah (Yeshiva University Press, 2014), 37-52.

E. Reichman, “The Mandate of Genetic Testing,” Torah to Go(December 18, 2012), 79-81.

E. Reichman, “Are Two Heads Really Better Than One? Halakhic issues relating to conjoined twins and a two-headed person,” Verapo Yerapei : Journal of Torah and Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine 4(2012), 25-49.

E. Reichman, “The Ethics of Disconnecting Pacemakers and Defibrillators,” Letter to the Editor, Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society 63(Spring 2012).

E. Reichman, “From Maimonides the Physician to the Physician at Maimonides Medical Center: The Training of the Jewish Medical Student throughout the Ages,” Verapo Yerape: The Journal of Torah and Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine 3(2011), 1-25.

E. Reichman, “The Resuscitation of Halakhah: An Animated Discussion,” in D. Z. Feldman and S. W. Halpern, eds., Mitoch HaOhel: The Haftorahs  (Yeshiva University Press, 2011), 31-43.

E. Reichman, “Kidney Donation in Jewish Law: A testimony to the progress of science and medical halakha,” Jewish Action, 71:2(Winter 2010), 18-19.

E. Reichman, “Tazria and childbirth: An open and shut case,” in D. Z. Feldman and S. W. Halpern, eds., Mitokh Ha-Ohel (Yeshiva University Press, 2010), 263-276.

E. Reichman, “Midrash, miracles and motherhood: The birth of Dinah and the definition of maternity,” Verapo Yerape: The Journal of Torah and Medicine of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2(2010), 15-47.

E. Reichman, “Anatomy and the doctrine of the seven-chamber uterus in rabbinic literature,” Hakirah 9(Winter, 2010), 245-265.

F. Rosner and E. Reichman, “Payment for organ donation in Jewish law,” in A. Levine, ed., Oxford Handbook of Judaism and Economics (Oxford University Press, 2010), 324-339.

E. Reichman, “Is there life after life: Superfetation in medical, historical and rabbinic literature,” in J. Wiesen, ed., And You Shall Surely Heal (Yeshiva University Press, 2009), 39-55. (revised version of earlier article)

E. Reichman, respuesta publicada a una carta al editor, Jewish Action 69:4 (verano de 2009), 2-4.

E. Reichman, “What does Halacha say about vaccination?” Jewish Action 69:2(Winter, 2008), 10-14. 

E. Reichman, “Is there life after life: Superfetation in rabbinic literature,” inA. Axelrod and M. Oppenheim, eds., Shalom Rav (self publication, 2008), 99-112.

F. Rosner, H. Goldstein, E. Reichman, eds., Estudios sobre ética médica judía (Hojers Forlag; Dinamarca, 2008).

E. Reichman, “The human genome project and its impact on the Jewish family,”  in F. Rosner, H. Goldstein, E. Reichman, eds., Studies in  Jewish Medical Ethics(Hojers Forlag; Denmark, 2008), 53-58. 

E. Reichman, “The anatomy of the human body in rabbinic literature,” in F. Rosner, H. Goldstein, E. Reichman, eds., Studies in  Jewish Medical Ethics(Hojers Forlag; Denmark, 2008), 84-91.

E. Reichman, “The anatomy of Halakha,” in Y. Steinberg, ed., Beracha Le’Avraham (Jerusalem, 2008), 69-97.

E. Reichman, “Sex selection in halakha,” Tradition 40:1(Spring 2007), 73-76.

E. Reichman, “Brain death,” letter, Tradition 39:2(Summer, 2005), 109-110.

E. Reichman, "El impacto de la historia médica en la Halajá médica", en Medicina y ley judía: Volumen 3 (Yashar Books; Brooklyn, NY, 2005), 163-176.

E. Reichman, “Metzitzah b’peh: A medical historical note,” Intercom Journal of the Association of Orthodox Jewish Scientists 25:3(Fall 2005).

E. Reichman, “Don’t pull the plug on brain death just yet,” Tradition, 38:4(2004), 63-69.

E. Reichman, “End of life and sanctity of life- clinical case commentary” Virtual Mentor: Ethics Journal of the American Medical Association 7:5(May, 2005) 

E. Reichman, "La definición halájica de la muerte a la luz de la historia médica", reimpreso en D. Shatz y JB Wolowelsky, eds., Mind, Body and Judaism: The Interaction of Jewish Law with Psychology and Biology (Michael Scharf Publication Trust of Universidad Yeshiva, Ktav Publishing House; Jersey City, Nueva Jersey, 2004)

E. Reichman, “Why is this Gene Different from All Other Genes: The Jewish Approach to Biotechnology,” in Michael Brannigan, ed., Cross Cultural Biotechnology (Rowan & Littlefield Publishers, 2004)

E. Reichman, “Uterine Transplantation and the Case of the Mistaken Question,” Tradition 37:2 (Summer 2003)

E. Reichman, “Mysterious Creatures Demystified: Review of Nosson Slifkin’s Mysterious Creatures,” Jewish Action 65:2(Winter 2004), 77-80.

E. Reichman, “The Incorporation of Pre-Modern Scientific Theories into Biblical Literature,” Jewish Bible Quarterly 32,2:126 (April-June, 2004)

E. Reichman, “Abortion and Contraception in Jewish Law,” in F. Rosner, H. Goldstein and E. Reichman ,eds., Selected Topics in Jewish Medical Ethics: Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Medicine,Ethics and Jewish Law in Copenhagen (Hojers Forlag: Denmark, 2003).

E. Reichman, “Truth Telling and Disclosure in Jewish Law,” in F. Rosner, H. Goldstein and E. Reichman ,eds., Selected Topics in Jewish Medical Ethics: Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Medicine,Ethics and Jewish Law in Copenhagen (Hojers Forlag: Denmark, 2003).

E. Reichman, “The Interface of Medicine, the Priesthood, and Jewish Law Throughout the Ages,” in F. Rosner, H. Goldstein and E. Reichman ,eds., Selected Topics in Jewish Medical Ethics: Proceedings of the Second International Congress on Medicine,Ethics and Jewish Law in Copenhagen (Hojers Forlag: Denmark, 2003).

F. Rosner and E. Reichman, “Embryonic Stem Cell Research in Jewish Law,” Journal of Halakha and Contemporary Society 43(Spring 2002), 49-68.

E. Reichman, “Halacha is Good Public Policy in Most Stem Cell Research,” editorial, Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle (August 3, 2001). 

E. Reichman, "Medicina bíblica y talmúdica: un ensayo bibliográfico", en F. Rosner, Enciclopedia de medicina bíblica y talmúdica (Jason Aronson, 2000).

E. Reichman, "El uso de anestesia en la circuncisión: una reevaluación de las fuentes halájicas", Tradición 34:3 (2000), 6-26.

E. Reichman, "La incorporación de las primeras teorías científicas a la literatura rabínica: el caso del calor innato", The Torah U'Maddah Journal 8 (1998-1999), 181-99.

E. Reichman, "El capítulo halájico del trasplante de ovario", Tradición: una revista del pensamiento judío ortodoxo 33:1 (1998), 31-70.

E. Reichman, "Una historia de dos piedras", BDD Journal of Torah and Scholarship 5 (1997).

E. Reichman, "El impacto de la medicina medieval en la halajá médica: el caso de Mumia", en F. Rosner, (ed.) Pioneros en la ética médica judía (Jason Aronson, 1997).

E. Reichman, "La concepción rabínica de la concepción: un ejercicio de fertilidad", Tradición: una revista de pensamiento ortodoxo 31:1 (otoño de 1996), 33-63.

E. Reichman, F. Rosner, "The Bone Called Luz", Revista de Historia de la Medicina y Ciencias Afines 51:1 (enero de 1996), 52-65.

E. Reichman, "La definición halájica de muerte a la luz de la historia médica", The Torah U'Maddah Journal 4 (primavera de 1993), 148-174.

E. Reichman, "A Sketchy Analysis of Modigliani: una aplicación de los métodos de análisis de dibujo proyectivo a los bocetos de Amadeo Modigliani", Einstein Quarterly Journal of Biology and Medicine, 7:3 (verano de 1989), 139-145.