Tisha B’Av Observance When Ill
Tisha B'Av is a fast and day of communal mourning that commemorates the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple) in Jerusalem. As an educational resource, Ematai is pleased to share…
Baruch Brody Memorial Lectures
Dedicated to the Memory and Teachings of Baruch Brody z"l July 2024 - The Sixth Annual Baruch Brody Memorial Lecture Withholding or Withdrawing End-of-Life Interventions: Is There a Real Distinction? https://youtu.be/pZilFXa7gd4 June…
Continued Medical Halacha Education
A series about medical and halachic perspectives on common medical topics and scenarios that Jewish community leaders, rabbis, and chaplains encounter regularly. Learn the foundational medical knowledge you should have…
Passover Prayer for the Hostages
Pesach, the holiday that celebrates our freedom from slavery in Egypt, begins Saturday night, April 12th. During this joyful celebration, we cannot forget the 59 hostages who are not yet…
Guide to Passover Observance in Hospitals
Pesach can be a complicated holiday to prepare for, especially when someone is in a hospital. Ematai is pleased to offer guidance from the book, Guide to Traditional Jewish Observance…
Posthumous Sperm Donation
In 2022, the short-lived 24th Knesset passed early-stage legislation to authorize the IDF to ask enlisting male soldiers if they would want their sperm posthumously extracted should they die in…
Halakhic Dilemmas of Treating Wounded Terrorists
Since the horrific 10/7 attacks and war with Hamas, Israeli medics and hospitals have dealt with terrorists taken to them for medical treatment. Rabbi Brody recently published an extensive article…
Video Library
Find all of our most popular videos on topics including Jewish medical ethics, advance planning, and mortality. These videos are all located on our YouTube page. You can find our…
Guidelines for the Ill on Purim
As an educational resource, we are pleased to share Guidelines for the Ill on Purim, taken with permission from Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner’s book, “Guide to Traditional Jewish Observance in a Hospital.” Please…
Leading With Your Values Series
A Series on Advance Planning in Partnership with Bikur Cholim of Greater Washington The first lecture in the Leading With Your Values series took place on January 28, 2024. Dr.…
