Practical Guidelines for Hosting and Integrating a Person with Dementia or Complex Disease into the Chanukkah Celebrations
The holiday of Channukah involves getting together of the entire family, “a candle for a man and his household”. However, for a person sick with complex disease or a person with dementia, this is a deviation from their normal daily schedule, which can be disorienting and disturbing. With the proper conduct, this day can be a deep source of connection with the family and past memories for these people. This essay offers practical guidelines for dealing with this situation and assists in building a supportive, inclusive environment for a person with dementia.
Online webinar: Caring for loved ones with Dementia during the holidays
Ahead of the high holidays, Tzohar Ad 120 convened a webinar to discuss the unique challenges facing families with loves one suffering from dementia.
To Redeem from Loneliness
How do we overcome loneliness? What is the biggest dilemma plaguing the Rabbinic world as Pesach approaches? And how can one get the most out of the Seder night during the COVID-19 pandemic? First published in Yediot Achronot.
On Life and Death
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?
Preparing for the Final Departure
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?
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.
Does the Family Always Represent the Patient’s Best Interests?
Experience teaches us that the family does not always act in the patient’s best interests. What should we do, then, in a situation of doubt?
The Holiday Season for a Person with Dementia
1. Introduction The holiday season can be very challenging for a person with dementia and their family. Of course, engaging in the mitzvot of the holiday and the getting together with family members and the congregation can uplift the family – and the dementia patient – bringing them joy and strength each year, and granting […]
Does Confidentiality Exist After Death?
It is well-assumed that one should not invade another person’s privacy, however does this obligation exist even after death? Is it permitted to publish writings and personal correspondence postmortem? Does halacha have anything to say on the matter?
Ruling: One Should Not Use the Sperm of a Deceased IDF Soldier
It pains the heart, but when there is disagreement between the parents of a deceased soldier and his widow who did not merit to bring children into this world – the wife’s position is the determinant. Parents of a deceased soldier who was not married cannot use his sperm unless it is explicitly requested in […]
