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Pesachim 23: Lifnei Iver and Conflicts of Interest

jyungar December 14, 2020

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Governments, international agencies and health systems have an obligation to ensure, to the best of their ability, adequate provision of health care for all.

However, this may not be possible during a pandemic, when health resources are likely to be limited.

Our daf discusses the halacha of “Lifne Iver” prompting a review of talmudic ethics in various modern scenarios ending with COVID vaccination distribution.

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