Toras Kohanim quotes Chanina ben Chachinai who asks why the Torah uses the word, l’horos, which primarily means “to teach.” He explains that a Kohen may not view and determine the contamination of a plague unless he had first been taught by his rebbe. It is no different than a medical student who must be taught the various intricacies of medicine “hands on”. The above issue is reflected in recent rabbinic discussions concerning the halachic attitude towards the time-honored approach to medical education of bedside rounds. This involves performing activities of clinical care at a patient’s bedside. The Netziv, zl, focuses on…
