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.…
Applied Medical Ethics Grand Rounds
A Partnership with the Jewish Physicians Network Ematai, together with the Jewish Physicians Network, presents a new series "Applied Medical Ethics Grand Rounds" which features incredible speakers on important and…
Guidelines for the Ill on Chanukah
We are pleased to share Guidelines for the Ill on Chanukah, taken with permission from Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner’s book, “Guide to Traditional Jewish Observance in a Hospital.” Please consult with your…
Saving Lives Even After Their Deaths
The family of these thirteen soldiers have donated their organs saving 58 lives. Below you can learn more about each soldier and the lives they saved. We hope and pray…
