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end of life choices

Volunteer supporting woman dying of tumor in a hospital room. (iStock photo)
May 5, 2023, 8:00 am
Few Israelis plan for end-of-life care. A purple bracelet seeks to change that
Lilach hopes its brightly colored DNR bracelets will bring attention to the Dying Patient Act, helping spread awareness of choices adult Israelis can make when faced with death
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Ondi Timoner and her father Eli Timoner in 'Last Flight Home,' Ondi's film about Eli's assisted suicide. (MTV Documentary Films/ via JTA)
October 7, 2022, 8:38 pm
In documentary ‘Last Flight Home,’ a Jewish family helps their father end his life
When former airline exec Eli Timoner started putting his affairs in order decades after being felled by a stroke, his daughters chronicled it. Now their film opens in NY and LA
By Andrew Lapin
Volunteer supporting woman dying of tumor in a hospital room. (iStock photo)
March 22, 2022, 8:08 am
Compassion and tech merge, helping Israelis navigate Jewish law at end of life
The Tzohar organization pairs rabbis and social workers with terminally ill patients and their families, to help plan ahead and make informed choices during difficult times
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Navah Harlow
March 30, 2020, 8:33 am
Navah Harlow
You need to discuss your end-of-life treatment choices now
All adults should make their advance medical directives known: Do it for yourself, and for health workers struggling with the pandemic’s agonizing load
David Shabtai
August 7, 2017, 3:09 pm
David Shabtai
Who decides whose life is worth living?
There’s lousy precedent in Charlie Gard’s parents not being allowed to care for their 11-month-old as they saw fit
Dr. Jessica Zitter, palliative care expert and author of 'Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life.' (Rich Tenorio/Times of Israel)
May 11, 2017, 4:17 pm
For those who value life, Jewish doctor prescribes pre-arranging death
Dr. Jessica Zitter has literally written the book on palliative care, an emerging discipline aimed at bringing dignity to life’s end
By Rich Tenorio
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