Sacred Decisions: Human Stories at the Heart of Medicine & Halacha

What Do We Owe Our Parents?

What Do We Owe Our Parents? Guest: Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner What do we owe our parents as they age? How do we honor them when their needs increase, their independence cha

Episode 10: Understanding Hospice Care

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Brody speaks with Chaya Lasson, Director of Jewish Hospice and Palliative Care for Bridging Life in Baltimore, about clarifying mi

Episode 9: Understanding Artificial Nutrition &Hydration

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Brody speaks with Dr. Beth Popp, a palliative-care physician, about the medical, emotional, and halachic complexities of artificia

Episode 8: Supporting Your Congregants

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Ematai’s associate director and physician assistant Rachel Secunda speaks with Ematai’s director of community outreach, Bassie Taubes, a

Episode 7: Understanding Oncology Treatments

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Brody speaks with Dr. Moshe Ornstein, a genito-urinary oncologist and author of Cancer in Halakha, about cancer and its treatments

Episode 6: Understanding Cyclical Treatments

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Brody speaks with Dr. Ernest Mandel, member of the Ematai medical advisory board and nephrologist about the halachic and medical n

Episode 5: What's the Difference Between Withholding & Withdrawing Treatment?

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Brody speaks with Rabbi Dr. Jason Weiner, senior consultant at Ematai as well as the executive director of the Spiritual Care Depa

Episode 4 : Understanding DNI

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Shlomo Brody speaks with Dr. Jonah (Yonah) Rubin, Ematai medical advisory board member and pulmonary and critical care physician a

Episode 3: Pain Medication at the End-of-Life

In this episode of Refuah v’Psak, Rabbi Brody is joined by Ematai medical advisory board member and palliative care physician Dr. Moshe Cohen to demystify the halachic an

Episode 2: Understanding DNR

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Shlomo Brody speaks with speaks with Dr. Jonah (Yonah) Rubin, Ematai medical advisory board member and pulmonary and critical care

Episode 1: Maximizing Rabbi/Physician Communication

In this episode of Refuah & Psak, Rabbi Brody speaks with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, Ematai rabbinic advisory board member and Chairman of Medicine and Chief of Infectious Di

Intro Episode: Understanding Medical Terms

Welcome to Refuah & Psak, Ematai’s podcast for rabbis who support their congregants through life’s most sensitive moments.In this special introductory episode, Ematai ass