Resources
End-of-Life Medical Reflections
Books:
Byock, Ira. Dying Well: Peace and Possibilities at the End of Life. NY: Riverside Press, 1998.
Gawanda, Atul. Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters at the End. NY: Metropolitan Books, 2017.
Nuland, Sherwin. How We Die: Reflections on Life’s Final Chapter.NY: Vintage, 1995.
Warraich, Haider. Modern Death: How Medicine Changed the End of Life. NY: St. Martin’s Press, 2018.
Zitter, Jessica Nutik. Extreme Measures: Finding a Better Path to the End of Life.NY: Penguin Random House, 2017.
Websites:
https://jessicazitter.com/patient-family-resources/
Having End-of-Life Conversations
Books:
Hebb, Michael. Let’s Talk about Death Over Dinner: An Invitation and Guide to Life’s Most Important
Conversation. NY: Da Capo Press, 2018.
Volandes, Angelo. The Conversation: A Revolutionary Plan for End of Life Care. NY: Bloomsbury, 2015.
Websites:
Wise Aging
Books:
Address, Richard. Seekers of Meaning: Baby Boomers, Judaism and the Pursuit of Healthy Aging.NY: URJ Press, 2011.
Agronin, Marc, M.D. The End of Old Age: Living a Longer, More Purposeful Life.NY: Da Capo Press, 2018.
Brown, Erica. Happier Endings: A Meditation on Life and Death.NY: Simon & Schuster, 2014.
Cowan, Rachel and Linda Thal. Wise Aging: Living with Joy, Resilience, & Spirit.NJ: Behrman House, 2015.
Friedman, Dayle. Jewish Wisdom for Growing Older: Finding Your Grit and Grace Beyond Midlife.VT: Jewish Lights, 2015.
Websites:
https://jewishsacredaging.com/
http://www.jewishspirituality.org/our-programs/resources-for-your-community/wise-aging/
Testimonials at End of Life: Memoirs of Meaning
Books:
Barnes, Julian. Nothing to Be Frightened Of.NY: Vintage, 2009.
Kalanithi, Paul. When Breath Becomes Air.NY: Random House, 2016.
Wiesel, Elie. Open Heart. NY: Schocken, 2015.
Jewish Ethical-Decision-Making at End-of-Life
Books:
Determining a Jewish Approach to Making Personal Arrangement, Establishing the Limits of Medical
Care and Embracing Rituals at End of Life.NY: UAHC Press. 2002.
Dorff, Elliot. Matters of Life and Death: A Jewish Approach to Modern Medical Ethics.PA: JPS, 2003.
Weiner, Jason. Jewish Guide to Practical Medical Decision-Making.NY: Urim Publications, 2017.
Websites:
https://www.momentmag.com/ask-the-rabbis-27/
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/end-of-life-issues-a-jewish-perspective/
https://www.aish.com/ci/sam/4-Core-Jewish-Values-at-the-End-of-Life.html
http://www.shemayisrael.com/mishmeresguf/B'Or_HaTorah_Schiavo_Article-2008.pdf
Tahara and Chevre Kaddisha
Books:
Epstein, Rabbi Mosha. Tahara Manual of Practices: Halacha Decisions of Hagaon Harav Moshe Feinstein, zt’l. NJ: Feldheim, 2005.
Goodman, Rabbi Arnold M. A Plain Pine Box: A Return to Simple Jewish Funerals and Eternal Traditions. (Augmented Edition). NY: KTAV, 2003.
Kelman, Rabbi Stuart. Chesed Shel Emet: The Truest Act of Kindness, Guidelines for Exploring the Meaning of Tahara. CA: EKS Publishing, 2013.
Websites:
https://www.jewish-funerals.org/index.php?q=handbook-hevra-kadisha-members
http://www.kosherfuneral.com/taharaguide.html
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/tahara/
https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-life-and-religion/1546/preparing-the-dead
Jewish Views of the Afterlife
Books:
Rafael, Simcha Paull. Jewish Views of the Afterlife (Third edition). MD: Rowman Littlefield, 2019.
Large, complete study of the Jewish concepts of the afterlife through Jewish history
Sonsino, Rifat and Daniel B. Syme. What Happens After I Die? Jewish Views of Life After Death.NY: URJ Press,1990.
Jewish explanations of the afterlife written from different denominational perspectives
A candid and sharp-eyed account of Rabbi Spitz’s experiences and examination of what others have shared with him
Books:
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/2970/jewish/Do-Jews-Believe-in-an-Afterlife.htm
https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/282508/jewish/What-Happens-After-Death.htm
https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/life-after-death
https://reformjudaism.org/judaism-what-believed-happen-someone-after-they-die
