SPIRIT: Plan What You Can: Navigating Aging and End of Life Care with Halacha

Spirit: Plan What You Can: Navigating Aging and End of Life Care with Halacha

• Understanding halachic approaches to healthcare directives.
• Speaking with your family about your values and preferences.
• Having meaningful and spiritual conversations about mortality.
• Halachic perspectives on financial wills and estate planning.

Presented by Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody and Bassie (Beth) Taubes

Rabbi Dr. Shlomo Brody is the executive director of Ematai, an organization dedicated to helping people navigate dilemmas regarding end-of-life care, and a columnist for the Jerusalem Post. His writings and work are dedicated to applying Jewish ethics to modern dilemmas. He is the author of A Guide to the Complex: Contemporary Halakhic Debates, a National Jewish Book Award winner, and Ethics of Our Fighters: A Jewish View on War and Morality. A graduate of Harvard College and a former rebbe at Yeshivat Hakotel, he received rabbinic ordination from the Israeli Chief Rabbinate, an MA in Jewish philosophy at the Hebrew University, and his PhD from Bar Ilan University Law School.

Bassie (Beth)Taubes is a nurse with over 30 years of clinical experience in oncology and a passionate advocate for community health and wellness. She serves as the Director of Community Outreach for Ematai, an organization that blends Jewish wisdom with clinical expertise to guide individuals and families through complex healthcare decisions, including aging, end-of-life care, and organ donation. Bassie is also the founder of Wellness Motivations LLC, where she provides personalized health coaching to help clients lead healthier, more balanced lives. In addition to her professional roles, Bassie is the Rebbetzin of Congregation Zichron Mordechai in Teaneck, NJ. Through Ematai, she conducts workshops across the tri-state area, empowering participants to make healthcare choices aligned with halacha, Jewish values, and their personal principles.

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Partnering Synagogues:
Anshei Chesed Congregation, Boynton Beach (FL)
Anshei Emuna Congregation, Delray Beach (FL)
Beth David Synagogue, West Hartford (CT)
Bialystoker Synagogue, New York (NY)
B’nai Israel-Ohev Zedek, Philadelphia (PA)
Congregation Agudath Sholom, Stamford (CT)
Congregation Ahavas Sholom, Columbus (OH)
Congregation Aitz Chaim, West Palm Beach (FL)
Congregation Anshe Sfard, New Orleans (LA)
Congregation Anshe Sfard Kehillat Torah, Glendale (WI)
Congregation Beth Hamedrosh, Wynnewood (PA)
Congregation Beth Aaron, Teaneck (NJ)
Congregation Beth Ora, Montreal (QUE)
Congregation Beth Sholom, Providence (RI)
Congregation Bnai Yeshurun, Teaneck (NJ)
Congregation Etz Chaim of Kew Gardens Hills (NY)
Congregation Kehilath Jeshurun, New York (NY)
Congregation Machane Chodosh, Forest Hills (NY)
Congregation Ohav Zedek, Wilkes-Barre (PA)
Congregation Ohr Torah, West Orange (NJ) 
Congregation Tiferet Israel, Austin (TX)
Congregation Torah Ohr, Boca Raton (FL)
Congregation Zvi Jacob, Utica (NY)
Darchei Noam, Minneapolis (MN)
East Denver Orthodox Synagogue (EDOS), Denver (CO)
Fleetwood Synagogue, Fleetwood (NY)
Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach (NY)
Kehillat New Hempstead (NY)
Kehillat Shaarei Torah of Toronto (ONT)
Keneseth Beth Israel, Richmond (VA)
Ner Tamid Greenspring Valley Synagogue, Baltimore (MD)
Suburban Orthodox Congregation Toras Chaim, Baltimore (MD)
Suburban Torah, Livingston (NJ)
United Orthodox Synagogues, Houston (TX)
Young Israel of Bal Harbour, Surfside (FL)
Young Israel of Brookline (MA)
Young Israel of Deerfield Beach (FL)
Young Israel of East Brunswick (NJ)
Young Israel of Elkins Park (PA)
Young Israel of Fort Lee (NJ)
Young Israel of Hillcrest (NY)
Young Israel of Hollywood/Ft. Lauderdale (FL)
Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills (NY)
Young Israel of New Hyde Park (NY)
Young Israel of Plainview (NY)
Young Israel of Queens Valley (NY)
Young Israel of Southfield (MI)
Young Israel of Stamford (CT)
Young Israel of West Hartford (CT)
Young Israel of West Hempstead (NY)

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