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Tzohar Ad 120:

Halachic-Ethical Guidance For Patients and Families

Service is provided Free of charge, throughout the country

 

 

Tzohar accompanies you throughout the Jewish life-cycle, in days of joy and celebration, and, when need be – also through painful moments.

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What is Tzohar Ad 120?

“Tzohar Ad 120 ” is a resource for families facing difficult decisions, questions, and Halachic topics regarding their loved ones who are reaching the end of life.

The development of modern medicine is also a major blessing –improving the quality of life and the average length of days. Along with this blessing, medical progress many families are faced with difficult dilemmas as their loved ones approach the end of their lives. Many families grapple with questions such as:

  • Should we continue cardiopulmonary resuscitation of patients who are about to die at any cost?
  • How should we act in the case of a patient who requests to stop his/her treatment?
  • Is it permissible according to Halacha to discontinue a patient’s feeding tube?
  • What is the Halacha’s stance regarding “mercy-killing”?
  • Is it permissible to use painkillers even if they may shorten a patient’s life?
  • In terms of connections to, and disconnections from, a breathing device – what is Halachic?

In complex situations as these, when your loved ones hang between life and death, you are called upon to make decisions about urgent Halachic and ethical dilemmas.

We're Here for You:

Individualized support for patients and their families 

 Immediate answers to ethical and Halachic questions 24/6 


Compassionate and experienced team of rabbis and social workers 


Service available throughout the country – free of charge

Tzohar Ad 120 is staffed by a team of trained rabbis and social workers to guide patients and their families grappling with ethical and Halachic questions. Our staff are available for you six days a week, 24 hours a day, free of charge. We will come to any place we are needed, in order to assist with decision-making, and to provide strength and support.

For an immediate conversation, you are invited to call the Hotline *9253

Advisory Committee

הרב יובל שרלו

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow

Director of the Tzohar Center for Jewish Ethics
Rabbi Cherlow is a world-respected expert in issues of ethical practice and Jewish law. 
He serves on many professional committees and is a sought-after lecturer in Israel and around the world.

 

הרב דוד סתיו

Rabbi David Stav

Chairman of the
Tzohar Rabbinical Organization

הרב אוריאל גנזל

Rabbi Uriel Ganzel

Director of the Tzohar Center for Jewish Ethics

פרופ' נחמי באום

Prof. Nachmi Baum

Director of the
School of Social Work at
 Bar Ilan University

ד"ר דרור דיקר

Dr. Dror Dicker

Director of Internal Medicine
Sharon Hospital of
Rabin Medical Center

פייר

Prof. Pierre Zinger

Director of the Intensive Care Unit and
The Institute for Nutrition Research at Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Medical School

הרב דוד סתיו

Rabbi David Stav

Chairman of the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization

הרב אוריאל גנזל

Rabbi Uriel Ganzel

Director of the Tzohar Ethics Center

פרופ' נחמי באום

Prof. Nachmi Baum

Head of the School of Social Work at Bar Ilan University
ד"ר דרור דיקר

Dr. Dror Dicker

Director of Internal Medicine The Sharon Hospital, Rabin Medical Center
פייר

Prof. Pierre Zinger

Director of the Internal-General Department and The Institute for Nutrition Research at Beilinson Hospital, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva

Lecturer in the Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Sackler Medical School: Challenges in Intensive Care, Nutrition and Metabolism

צרלס

Prof. Charles Sprung

Director Emeritus, General Intensive Care Unit
Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital

צרלס

Prof. Charles Sprung

Director Emeritus, General Intensive Care Unit Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital
חגית פדובה

Dr. Hagit Padova

Deputy Director General for Patient Quality and Safety

Expert in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology

Sourasky-Ichilov
Tel Aviv Medical Center

אדיר שאולוב

Dr. Adir Shaulov

 Department of Hemotolgy and Center for Supportive Care, Hadassah Medical Center

Specialist in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Palliative Medicine

ד"ר בעז תדמור

Dr. Boaz Tadmor

Specialist in Internal Diseases, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

 

Dr. Tadmor managed Beilinson Hospital for eight years and was a member of the hospital’s ethics and patient law committees

Dr. Netanel Horowitz

Director of the Lymphoma Service and Hematology Clinical Trials


Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.

 
חגית פדובה

Dr. Hagit Padova

VP Patient Quality and Safety
Expert in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology
Sourasky-Ichilov Tel Aviv Medical Center

אדיר שאולוב

Dr. Adir Shaulov

Association – Department of Hemotolgy and Center for Supportive Care, Hadassah Medical Center

Specialist in Internal Medicine, Hematology and Palliative Medicine

ד"ר בעז תדמור

Dr. Boaz Tadmor

Specialist in Internal Diseases, Allergy and Clinical Immunology

He is instrumental in many decision-making processes in complex cases

He managed Beilinson Hospital for eight years and was a member of the hospital’s ethics and patient law committee

Dr. Netanel Horowitz

Head of the Hospital Administration, Director of ambulatory unit, Hematology division.
Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.

 


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