
Is the religious exemption worth fighting for?
Religious exemptions are under attack. Many rabbis have stated their support for bills removing

Letters from Gedolim About Vaccines
Gedolim Letters Introduction This publication has been prepared on behalf of the talmidim of

Torah, Preventive Medicine, and Vaccines
The following is the preface to a document in both Hebrew and English – English starts from

Tisha B’Av 5779: A Time to Weep, A Time to Love, A Time to Start Listening
Introduction Today, Tisha B’Av is the saddest day of the year. It is the day that we experienced

What Community Leaders Need to Know About DNA Mutations
From: Jacob Vishnevsky, HHP, IAHP, GKNHS, B.S. 36 12th street Lakewood, NJ 08701 Phone:

How Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Saved Metzitza B’peh in NY City
In January 2005, when contracting herpes became linked to metzitza b’peh, the New York City

Do Rabbis Have to Follow the Doctors?
When Maryland rabbis ruled that yeshivas could keep out unvaccinated children, they relied on a

Do You Need Rabbinic Permission to Decline Vaccination?
Judaic Grounds to Decline Vaccination, written by Rabbi Michoel Green, is a response to a

Does Halacha Permit Mandatory Vaccination?
In his post, Bodily Autonomy and Halacha, Rabbi Michoel Green argues that bodily autonomy is a

No One May Bar a Jewish Child from Torah Education
“אין העולם מתקיים אלא בשביל הבל תינוקות של בית



Questions for a Posek and an open letter to Poskim who demand vaccination
Questions about halacha of vaccination Contrary to “popular opinion” vaccination,
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