Episode 20
Rabbi Linzer looks at a teshuvah about whether a testicular biopsy for the purpose of aiding a man’s fertility makes him a petzuah daka – injured in a way that would prohibit him from marrying. Along the way, Rav Moshe makes astonishing claims about the relationship between science and halakhic change.
To learn along with Rabbi Linzer, follow the links to the teshuvot below:
Iggros Moshe EH 2-3 Testicular Biopsy and Petzuah Daka
Episode 19
Last episode Rabbi Linzer dealt with Rav Moshe’s landmark approval of artificial insemination to allow a woman to conceive with the sperm of a man who is not her husband. This episode, teshuvot about how to halakhically procure the semen of her husband for testing or insemination when medically indicated.
Episode 18
Rabbi Linzer looks at some of Rav Moshe’s most groundbreaking and famous teshuvot around fertility and artificial insemination. In them, Rav Moshe takes a practical approach to halakhic ruling that isn’t concerned about cultural discomforts.
To learn along with Rabbi Linzer, follow the links to the teshuvot below:
Iggros Moshe EH 1-71 Artificial Insemination
Iggros Moshe EH 1-10 Artificial Insemination with Donor Sperm – Status of the wife and child
Iggros Moshe EH 4-32 Section 5 Artificial Insemination with non-Jewish sperm
Iggros Moshe EH 2-11 Responding to harsh criticism of his pesakim about AI
