Traditional rabbinic authorities forbid instigating the death of a terminally ill patient.

While our loved ones are physically gone, they have willed their unfinished dreams to us.

“May God make you like Ephraim and Menashe” (Genesis 48:20). Parents routinely offer this blessing on Shabbat at the Friday night dinner ...

What is this generation of Israelites to do in the face of a collective terminal diagnosis?

For several weeks now, I’ve maintained a careful silence in my 9th grade Jewish Literature classroom about the politics of immigration ...

In honor of the annual observance of Transgender Day of Remembrance we are devoting space in our blog to posts about gender, such ...

Jewish mourning practices center more on the deceased than on concern for the living.

Giving ourselves time to grieve can lead us to a place where we feel God’s blessings.

This week my friend and I were discussing the pros and cons of being a guy vs being a lady. ...

The Conservative movement validates two opinions on ceasing medical treatment for terminally ill patients.