Pain Reduction

Preparing for the Final Departure

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, originally published on the “Shabbaton” website, 10.8.2020

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.

Is There a Halachic Obligation to Fight for a Patient’s Life? What of Actively Ending a Patient’s Life?

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, originally published in “Makor Rishon” Newspaper.

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.

Painkillers and Alertness

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow

Treatment of the Elderly and the Sick – “Until 120”?

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow

Chapter 5 – Prolongation of Life Based on the Account of Rabbi Chanina Ben Tradyon

The Jewish Perspective on Palliative Care

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow

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?

Position Paper – The Halachot of Terminal Illness

Rabbi Yuval Cherlow, Rabbi Oriel Ganzel, and Rabbi Shaul Bruchi

Does the obligation of preservation of life mandate treatment at any cost? When are we obligated to treat and when is it proper to exercise restraint? A Compendium of Relevant Halachot