Speaker Profile Professor Avraham Steinberg M.D.

Prof. Steinberg was born in Hoff, Germany. He studied in the Rabbinic Academy of Yeshivat Harav Kook, Jerusalem after which he studied medicine and completed his internship in the Hebrew-University Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem.

Prof. Steinberg served as a Medical Officer in the Israeli Air Force. He was a resident in the department of Pediatrics, Shaare Zedek, and the department of Neurology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Hospital Medical Center, Bronx, New York, after which he became a fellow in same department of the Albert Einstein College. He has acted as attending physician in Shaare Zedek Medical Center and Bikur Cholim Hospital Jerusalem, Israel.

Former director of The Schlesinger Institute, Prof. Steinberg lectures at numerous academic institutes and other forums and currently works as a physician in Pediatric Neurology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center and is the Director of The Center for Medical Ethics, Hebrew University-Hadassa Medical School, Jerusalem.

Prof. Steinberg received a variety of prizes and awards, among them the Israel Prize 1999  for his Encyclopedia of Jewish Medical Ethics. He is the author of various books on Jewish medical ethics, general medical ethics, the history of medicine and pediatric neurology.

Speaker's Resources

2023 Jewish Medical Ethics Conference

Debbie Akerman, Dr. Michelle Friedman, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody
Program
Dec 15, 2022
Audio
Jul 11, 2021

Jewish Medical Ethics 2021

Dr. David Pelcovitz, Dr. Rivka Schwartz, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, Rabbi Mark Dratch, Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann, Yoetzet Halacha Laurie Novick
Program
May 12, 2021
Audio
May 24, 2020

e-TiM: Virtual Jewish Medical Ethics 2020 12th International Conference

Dr. David Pelcovitz, Dr. Michelle Friedman, Rabbi Daniel Korobkin, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, Rabbi Dr. Eli Rybak, Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, Rachel Dratch, Yoni Goldstein
Program
May 6, 2020

Covid-19, Public Health, and Jewish Law

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg
Audio
Apr 5, 2020
Program
Apr 3, 2020

e-Tim: Torah in Motion Live Online Learning

Dr. Aaron Koller, Dr. Beni Gesundheit, Dr. Daniel Rynhold, Dr. Deena Zimmerman, Dr. Marc Shapiro, Rabbi Adam Mintz, Rabbi Ari Perl, Rabbi Aviad Tabory, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Adler, Rabbi Dr. Ari Zivotofsky, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Jonathan Ziring, Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot, Rabbi Yitzchak Etshalom, Rabbi Zvi Grumet, Rachel Friedman, Yoetzet Halacha Laurie Novick
Program
Mar 18, 2020

The Marvels of Genetics: Genes for Chesed & Cancer

Dr. Ellen Warner, Dr. John D. Loike, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg
Audio
Jun 3, 2019

Medical Ethics from Hollywood

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Audio
Jun 3, 2019

Mazel Tov! It’s a Boy! Cutting Edge Issues in Preparing for the Simcha

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Audio
Jun 3, 2019

Introductory Plenary Session: The Year in Review

Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman
Audio
Jun 3, 2019

Jewish Medical Ethics 2019

David Matlow, Dr. Ellen Warner, Dr. John D. Loike, Leanne Matlow, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann
Program
Feb 10, 2019

Tribute to Rabbi Steinberg

Dr. Alan Jotkowitz, Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Rabbi Dr. Avraham Steinberg, Rabbi Jay Kelman
Audio
Aug 21, 2018