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What should we make of near death experiences? Can one desecrate a body to save a life? Can one break shabbat to restore someones sight? Hearing? Organs like the heart that needs to be taken when still beating, can one transplant if they're legally dead? Which organs is one allowed to transplant from a deceased person?  

Is one allowed to receive an organ transplant from a non kosher animal? If one receives an ovarian transplant, who's children are they? If one transplants a head or a brain, who are you?! If a person didn't have a heartbeat and comes back to life after CPR, did you save a life or revive the dead? Do they need to remarry their spouse? Did their children inherit their assets? When exactly is the moment of death?

Does God allow us to make decisions about our life? If someone doesn't want medical treatment, can one treat without their will? What happens when Jewish Law disagrees with Medical Law?

What is the purpose of humour? The Torah has many references to laughing- why? Why do Jews have a good sense of humour? Why is Purim a time of hilarity and laughter?

Can we all be traced back to one mother? Can people be identified on a population basis? Where we come from? Can snippets of bones be taken to prove a Jewish body?

Can one use DNA to identify remains? To allow a married woman to get remarried? Can we incriminate based on DNA?

Amazing new developments in Genetics Technology.  Can families with known genetics diseases be helped? Is it morally incorrect to produce children with disadvantages?

Why it is so important? What are we screening for? What type of screening to do?

How should parents bring our their children's uniqueness? What if someone feels bland and talentless? Can one change completely in later life? etc...

Is Judaism a system designed to produce clones? Must everyone be the same? Is every human being absolutely necessary for the world to function? Why has art and music overtime moved from structured to chaos? Has learning Torah become more difficult overtime?      

How should one navigate sibling rivalry? If a child is struggling and lives at home, how to shelter other children? Should one move country for better education? + many more...

What are the qualities of character most important to instill in one's children? How does one make children feel loved? How should one reward children?  Why do schools not physically punish anymore?