Chapter 7 – Palliative Care

Chapter 2 – What is the Extent of Honoring One’s Parents?

Chapter 1 – Dealing with Old Age and Sickness in Light of Technological and Ethical Innovations

An overarching essay divided by topic regarding the treatment of the elderly and the sick in modern day, according to halacha and Jewish sources.

A Primer to Filling Out the Guardianship Documents and Advance Directives

Cognitive impairment, loss of decision-making capacity, and the inability to communicate together create a complex reality where the patient is unable to express their wishes. However, there are a host of original solutions dedicated to these complicated situations.

The goal of palliative care is to provide comfort in situations where a disease is terminal. Does halacha recognize these types of treatments? How much do we factor in the patient’s wishes in these contexts? Is it permissible to administer this treatment when it could shorten the life of the patient? Is there an obligation for man to fight for his life?

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow and Dr. Shelley Sternberg in a digital meeting on ethics, medicine and halacha in Caring for People With dementia