The Halachic Definition of Motherhood

Rabbi Dr. Abraham Steinberg is a senior pediatric neurologist and Chief of Internal Medicine B at Shaare Zedek Hospital in Jerusalem. He is Professor of Medicine at the Hebrew University where he directs the Center for Medical Ethics. He is the author of many books and articles on Jewish medical ethics, general medical ethics, the history of medicine and pediatric neurology. In 1999 he was awarded the prestigious Israel Prize for his multi volume “Encyclopedia of Medicine and Halacha.”