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Read more about the article Halacha in Healthcare Settings

Halacha in Healthcare Settings

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:27 September 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Back for the second year! Starting on November 4th, 2024, join Rabbi Mordechai Torczyner weekly on Monday's at 7:30PM ET for a chabura (advanced class) based on the Nishmat Avraham…

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Read more about the article Guidelines for the Ill on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

Guidelines for the Ill on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur

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

As an educational resource, Ematai is pleased to share Guidelines for the Ill on Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur taken with permission from Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner's book, "Guide to Traditional…

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Read more about the article Ematai’s Elul Initiative – Teshuva Drashot

Ematai’s Elul Initiative – Teshuva Drashot

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:7 September 2023
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Shiur series dedicated in memory of Norman Bulow z"l Recordings below 'Who Will Live and Who Will Die?' Mortality and Teshuva https://youtu.be/hBPPIYbn9HQ Mortality and Teshuva https://youtu.be/hBPPIYbn9HQ Is Our Fate Really…

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Read more about the article Netivot Virtual Signing Event

Netivot Virtual Signing Event

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:7 September 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Have you not completed a Netivot advance healthcare directive and conversation guide because you are uncertain of how and when to begin? Watch this video of Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody…

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Upcoming Events

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:30 July 2024
  • Post category:Blog

Scholar in Residence - White Plains, NY Rabbi Brody will be the scholar-in-residence at the Hebrew Institute of White Plains on August 3-4 where he will be speaking about end-of-life…

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Read more about the article Confronting Mortality with Faith & Meaning: The Legacy of Dodi Tobin z’l 

Confronting Mortality with Faith & Meaning: The Legacy of Dodi Tobin z’l 

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:17 August 2023
  • Post category:Blog

We are honored and privileged to have created a moving and inspiring video series about the incredible Dr. Dodi Fishman Tobin z”l who passed away in September 2022.  Dr. Dodi…

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Read more about the article Tisha B’Av Shiurim

Tisha B’Av Shiurim

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:2 August 2023
  • Post category:Blog

We are pleased to share the recording of two interesting and meaningful shiurim that Ematai livestreamed on Tisha B'Av this year. Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody, the executive director of Ematai,…

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Read more about the article Rabbi Mordechai Willig on The Importance of Ematai, Healthcare Proxies, and Rabbinic Consultants

Rabbi Mordechai Willig on The Importance of Ematai, Healthcare Proxies, and Rabbinic Consultants

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:28 June 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Ematai is grateful to Rabbi Mordechai Willig for reviewing the Netivot advance healthcare directive and conversation guide. This video contains clips taken from a webinar (with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt)…

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Read more about the article Ematai In The News

Ematai In The News

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:4 June 2023
  • Post category:Blog

Jewish Insights with Justin Pines Rabbi Brody was interviewed on Jewish Insights with Justin Pines which aired on January 28th, 2025. The Jerusalem Post Ematai was featured in The Jerusalem…

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Upcoming Scholar in Residence – YI Hillcrest

  • Post author:Rachel Secunda
  • Post published:6 June 2023
  • Post category:Blog

On June 9th and 10th, Rabbi Brody will be speaking several times throughout a special Ematai Shabbat at the Young Israel of Hillcrest in Queens. Topics include quality of life…

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Residents of Ontario should complete a special version of the healthcare directive written for Ontario law.

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The Netivot Guide to the UK Health and Welfare Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA) was created by Ematai with the advice of many rabbis, healthcare professionals, social workers, & lawyers.

This is an explanatory document to assist you in completing your LPA with specific attention paid to the concerns and values of the Jewish community. Nothing in this document constitutes the offer of legal advice from Ematai.

To complete and sign your own LPA, you must download and complete the official document from the Office of the Public Guardian at: gov.uk/power-of-attorney.

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