August 10, 2026
The Debate Over Gender Medicine Points to a Deeper Question: What Are Doctors For?
“The physician who heals for nothing is worth nothing.”
By Devorah Goldman
From the Archives
June 29, 2026
I Shall Go to Him, but He Will Never Come Back to Me
By Devorah GoldmanThe unholy temptations of grief tech.
May 26, 2026
Bone of My Bone
By Devorah GoldmanThe modern world claims mastery of medicine and nature, while stripping us of an essence known since our first days in Eden.
July 13, 2022
The Intensity of the Abortion Debate Is a Sign of America’s Vitality
By Ruth R. WisseThat America still so passionately debates abortion marks the difference between the stagnation of Europe and the hopeful civilization of the United States.
December 24, 2019
The Narrow Bridge
By Alan RubensteinSome end-of-year remarks on the path of life, spoken in honor of those who do end-of-life work.
Acknowledgments
"Etzem" is generously sponsored by Dr. Sheldon Rubenfeld and dedicated to a bright and ethical future for medicine.