e-TiM: Online Program
e-TIM: Ethical Dilemmas in End-of-Life Care

Ethical Dilemmas in End-of-Life Care

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody

Wednesday, October 25 - November 15 

2:15pm Eastern, 9:15pm in Israel, 8:15pm in Israel on November 1

The course will seek to present major principles in Jewish medical ethics by discussing case examples of common situations.  Particular focus will be paid to questions relating to end-of-life care.

Wednesday October 25:  Should We Pray for the Terminally Ill to Die?  Halakhic Perspectives on "Quality of Life"

Wednesday, November 1:  Dilemmas of Dementia:  Mitzvot Observance, Caregiving, and End-of-Life Interventions 

Wednesday, November 8:  Time of Death and Organ Donation:  New Technologies and Ethical Dilemmas

Wednesday, November 15:  Personal Conscience and End-of-Life Care:  What Should Family Members and Healthcare Providers Do When Decisions Are Made Against Halakha?  

 

Program details

Dates

October 25, 2023 to November 15, 2023

Time

Wednesdays 2:15 PM to 3:15 PM EDT

Topics

Medicine, Health, Halacha, End of Life

Classes of e-TIM: Ethical Dilemmas in End-of-Life Care

Meet the speaker

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the executive director of the Halachic Organ Donor Society and the Jewish Law Live columnist for the Jerusalem Post. He previously served as the founding director of the Tikvah Overseas Student Institute and co-dean of Tikvah Online Academy, a senior instructor at Yeshivat Hakotel, and as a junior research fellow at the Israel Democracy Institute. Rabbi Brody’s writings focus on making Jewish texts accessible to broader audiences while applying them to contemporary social and ethical dilemmas. His work has been cited in Israeli

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