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WEBPlanning ahead and making your end-of-life care wishes known often involves important discussions and executing advance directives. Each state has different policies for …

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For Patients & Families

WEBAsk the patient, not the doctor. Yiddish Proverb. The Center for Jewish End of Life Care connects you with information and resources you need to provide the best care for your …

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Making an End-of-Life Care Plan

WEBMaking and end of life care plan, or advance care planning, is the process that enables individuals to make plans about their future health care. Advance care plans provide …

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End of Life: A Jewish Perspective

WEBChayim Aruchim – Center for Culturally Sensitive Health Advocacy and Counseling. Many care programs for those in the Jewish community with advanced illness are guided by …

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What is Jewish Hospice

WEBHospice services aggressively treat and manage pain and other symptoms such as nausea and shortness of breath. Hospice services are usually provided in the patient’s home, …

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For Patients & Families

WEBOptions at the End of Life Hospice “Kudos to Rabbi Charles Rudansky for his Opinion essay, “To Hope: Hospice Care in Line with Jewish Tradition” (Jan. 17)” – Read this …

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Other Useful Resources

WEBUJA-Federation of New York has been a central force for communal planning and philanthropy in the New York Jewish community.. UJA-Federation of New York seeks to …

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For Torah-Observant Jews

WEBChayim Aruchim – Center for Culturally Sensitive Health Advocacy and Counseling. Many care programs for those in the Jewish community with advanced illness are guided by …

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Advance Care Planning

WEBWe have care counselors on call 24 hours a day. If you'd like to speak with someone, please call 1-855-885-2424

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For Religious Leaders

WEBCurious about how you might encourage your congregants to speak more openly about Jewish end of life care options? There are multiple ways to promote such awareness …

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Strategies for Caring for Holocaust Survivors

WEBIdentifying a Holocaust Survivor Asking simple questions can help identify a Holocaust Survivor without directly asking. Clues include place of birth, date of birth, date of …

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For Physicians and Professionals

WEBOrthodox Jews observe certain strict rules and rituals to which medical professionals should be sensitive. These include not touching members of the opposite sex, except for …

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New York Halachic Medical Directive

WEBFOR USE IN NEW YORK STATE. The “Halachic Medical Directive” is designed to help ensure that all medical and post-death decisions made by others on your behalf will be …

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Jewish Medical Directives for Health Care

WEBJewish Medical Directives for Health Care The Committee on Jewish Law and Standards ~ The Rabbinical Assembly The enclosed forms of Health Care Directive and Proxy …

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NYC Synagogue Partnership Programs

WEBWe have care counselors on call 24 hours a day. If you'd like to speak with someone, please call 1-855-885-2424

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What Does A Good Conversation Sound Like

WEBWe have care counselors on call 24 hours a day. If you'd like to speak with someone, please call 1-855-885-2424

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Special Considerations for Orthodox Jewish Patients

WEBOrthodox Jews observe certain strict rules and rituals to which medical professionals should be sensitive. These include not touching members of the opposite sex, except for …

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