Position Paper: Using Painkillers That May Shorten the Life of a Patient
1. Introduction A patient suffering from severe pain is generally administered painkillers such as morphine, which are used for pain management, relief, and sedation. However, painkillers may impair respiration, and there is a concern that a patients receiving morphine injections will suffer from respiratory depression that may shorten their life. This begs the question: can […]
Position Paper: Prayer for the Death of a Patient in Severe Distress with No Chance for Recovery
1. Introduction Prayer in a time of need is one of the ways that man expresses his faith and dependence on the Master of the World and demonstrate God’s ability to heal the sick. We generally tend to turn to God in prayer to heal the sick and extend their life, but at times the […]
Position Paper: The Obligation To Be Healed
1. Introduction “It can be logically inferred that one who feels pain will go to a healing place” says the Gemara offhandedly (Bava Kama 46b); in other words the belief that someone who is sick will see a doctor requires no prooftext or evidence. Is the simple and obvious custom, a universally accepted phenomenon nowadays, […]
Position Paper – Drug Administration in Terminally Ill Patients
1.Introduction Terminally ill patients will generally receive numerous types of medications. Some are designated to treat the illness (to slow progression or to combat the disease entirely) and some are administered to improve quality of life (to prevent suffering as much as possible, limit risk of infection, etc.). The question that arises from this is: […]
Position Paper – Artificial Respiration in Terminally Ill Patients
Prolonging life via artificial respiration/ventilation is a life-saving treatment, but in many cases the possibility of ventilation brings up a difficult question: is prolonging this patient’s life truly desired or needed? In some cases, the ventilation will lead to prolonging of life artificially, but with no real benefit to the patient’s life, and all efforts […]
A Guide for Celebrating Pesach and the Seder Night for<br>Families Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
This guide is the result of the collaboration between Tzohar and Emda.
A Guide for Celebrating Pesach and the Seder Night for<br>Families Caring for a Loved One with Dementia
Pesach, the seder night, and the days leading up to it, are in many ways defined by deviation from routine and large family gatherings. Even for healthy people, times like these can be accompanied by feelings of joy combined with anxiety and stress. For a person with dementia, these emotions can present themselves in an […]
Preserving Dignity As the Mind Fades
Rabbi Yuval Cherlow and Dr. Shelley Sternberg in a digital meeting on ethics, medicine and halacha in Caring for People With dementia
Preparing to Say Goodbye: Personal and Ethical Perspectives on End-of-Live
A Personal, Medical and Ethical Discussion
on Confronting End-of-Life Issues
Online webinar: End of Life Decisions
Tzohar Through 120 and AACI (Association of Americans & Canadians in Israel): Online session on personal, medical and ethical perspectives in preparing for end-of-life.
