Akiva Tatz

Rabbi Dr Akiva Tatz

Rabbi Dr Tatz is a Rabbi, medical doctor, author and renowned international speaker. He studied medicine at the University of Witwatersrand and graduated with distinction in surgery. He subsequently moved to Israel where he practised as a doctor as well as engaged in Yeshiva study.

He is the founder of the Jerusalem Medical Ethics Forum. He has written and published 6 books on topics ranging from religion, self-help to Jewish medical ethics and these have been translated into Russian, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese and German. He has also published 21 sets of audio recordings of lectures in Jewish philosophy, law and medical ethics which have been distributed via CD and internet.