Maimonides' teachings are based on the unique combination of Torah, science and medicine. His writings carry a momentous moral message, and even after eight centuries still bear a remarkable relevance to the problems besetting us today.

Is stressing the dignity of the human body and the sanctity of human life in conformity with the fundamental tenets of the Jewish faith, Maimonides' Medical writings constitute a vivid exposition of the spiritual and ethical teachings of the Torah and a humble manifestation of G-d's perfect design of the universe and all living things. Vol VI - Treatise on Asthema