No one wants to think about their own death - or the death of a loved one, but these experiences can be meaningful and even life-affirming. Rabbi Joy Levitt shares the experience of discussing end-of-life care planning with her 90-year-old mother and the surprising and touching discoveries she made along the way. Learn how initiatives like Jewish Sacred Aging and What Matters are equipping baby boomers and members of the sandwich generation with the courage, vocabulary, and knowledge needed to have these important conversations with their loved ones
Produced and Edited by Lisa M. Gray Produced by Jon Kalish Additional Production by Kevin Huffman and Ang Santos Music by Brett Higgins’ Atlas Revolt, Midwood, and Sandcatchers. Courtesy of Chant Records
Ira Bedzow, Ph.D., Director of the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program at New York Medical College. Senior Scholar, The Aspen Center for Social Values
Rabbi Richard Address, Founder and Director of Jewish Sacred Aging.
Lois Perelson-Gross
Sally Kaplan, Program Director, What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Rabbi Joy Levitt, Executive Director, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan
Additional Information and Resources:
Why Jews Need to Talk About Death, MyJewishLearning.com
How to Talk to Your Loved Ones About Your End of Life Wishes, MyJewishLearning.com
Jewish Perspectives on End of Life Care, MyJewishLearning.com
If I’m Ever in a Coma, Please Thread My Eyebrows, Kveller.com
Jewish Sacred Aging
What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life
UJA-Federation of New York
