Why does the Torah deal with secretions of a person’s body? What is the Torah’s approach towards death? And what is the meaning behind the halachot of purity and impurity?

We tend to push away death and avoid discussing it; At times due to fear, other times the heart is not free to deal with these issues and at times we are worried about the “Evil Eye”. From Yaakov Avinu we can learn quite the opposite.

Advanced modern medicine brings with it the great blessing of improved quality of life and prolonged life expectancy. However, many moral dilemmas have arisen based on the scientific ability to implement medical knowledge acquired throughout the years. In this essay, Rabbi Yuval Cherlow analyzes the Jewish position towards the possibility to extend life, and even more divisive, towards shortening life.

This online session was held in collaboration with EMDA (Israel’s Alzheimer’s Assocation) featuring Dr. Dana Peer, a respected gerontologist and occupational therapist alongside Rabbi Yuval Cherlow. The session provided insight into the ethical and halachic challenges in caring for loved ones with dementia.

Chapter 21 from the booklet The Halakhot of Treating a Terminally Ill Patient and a Patient Suffering From Dementia

Chapter 20 from the booklet The Halakhot of Treating a Terminally Ill Patient and a Patient Suffering From Dementia

Chapter 19 from the booklet The Halakhot of Treating a Terminally Ill Patient and a Patient Suffering From Dementia

Chapter 18 from the booklet The Halakhot of Treating a Terminally Ill Patient and a Patient Suffering From Dementia