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Read more about the article Memorial Poster for Tisha B’Av

Memorial Poster for Tisha B’Av

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:7 August 2024
  • Post category:Blog

Tisha B’Av is a fast and day of communal mourning that commemorates the destruction of the Beit Hamikdash (Temple) in Jerusalem. Communities commonly recite Kinot, or elegies, about the destruction of…

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Read more about the article Tisha B’Av Observance When Ill

Tisha B’Av Observance When Ill

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:7 August 2024
  • Post category:Blog

 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…

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Read more about the article Baruch Brody Memorial Lectures

Baruch Brody Memorial Lectures

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:29 July 2024
  • Post category:Blog

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…

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Read more about the article Continued Medical Halacha Education

Continued Medical Halacha Education

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:2 June 2024
  • Post category:Blog

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…

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Read more about the article Passover Prayer for the Hostages

Passover Prayer for the Hostages

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:15 April 2024
  • Post category:Blog

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…

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Read more about the article Guide to Passover Observance in Hospitals

Guide to Passover Observance in Hospitals

  • Post author:Shlomo Brody
  • Post published:21 April 2024
  • Post category:Blog

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…

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Read more about the article Posthumous Sperm Donation

Posthumous Sperm Donation

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:20 March 2024
  • Post category:Blog

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…

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Read more about the article Halakhic Dilemmas of Treating Wounded Terrorists

Halakhic Dilemmas of Treating Wounded Terrorists

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:14 March 2024
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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…

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Video Library

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:14 March 2024
  • Post category:Blog

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…

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Read more about the article Guidelines for the Ill on Purim

Guidelines for the Ill on Purim

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:13 March 2024
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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…

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