Love lessons from the Book of Ruth
The Book of Ruth is book about a love that occurs after death. Instead of succumbing to cynicism, this love battles death; instead of intoxication, it arrives with determination.
Old goodbyes and new beginnings
Until you’ve been blessed with the joy and warmth of a nuzzle or purr, you cannot relate to the loss of such a friendship. Losing a family pet requires grieving. Taking that time is not an indulgence, it’s a necessity.
The family tree’s heaviest branch
I suspect most of us have one the relative you don’t want to introduce to your friends, the scary, unpredictable one, totally lacking in decorum
Cremation, compassion and choice
Jewish burial practices have certain core values yet they have changed drastically over the years so as to comfort those who mourn with compassion and care
Medical aid in dying is ‘madness,’ JGH doctor says
Jewish General Hospital physician Michael Bouhadana took a difinitive position on assisted dying when he spoke Sept. 19 at a national conference on aging
David Cravit on aging: ‘We’re not in Kansas anymore’
A Q&A with the vice-president of Zoomer Media who’s written two books about the implications of lifespan extensions
Soul coach and RCMP officer launch widows’ group
Going Forward takes a holistic approach, offering support and tools ranging from guided meditation to dream work and mind/body awareness exercises
When our loved ones leave us
During the course of the year, we change rapidly. We change and so do our tasks, writes Avrum Rosensweig
Rabbi Avraham Steinberg: Israel’s end-of-life expert
Rabbi Avraham Steinberg is a senior pediatric neurologist at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem and director of the hospital’s medical ethics unit. He is also an associate clinical professor of medical ethics at Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School. In the early 2000s, Rabbi Steinberg headed the committee that drafted Israel’s Dying Patient Law, which […]
Driving in my grandfather’s car
As his 14th yahrzeit approaches, I’ve found myself thinking a lot about what defined my grandfather’s life
