The Jewish Tradition and Choices at the End of Life: A New Judaic Approach to Illness and Dying

Chapter 1 Acknowledgments Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Looking to Jewish Law and Beyond in Matters of Life-and-Death Chapter 4 Why Me? Why Now? Why This? Looking at Suffering from the Perspective of the Jewish Tradition Chapter 5 Our Immortal Soul and the Ebbing of Consciousness: The Quest to Define Death Chapter 6 The Jewish Tradition and Pulling the Plug: Withholding or Withdrawing Medical Treatment and the Use of Pain Medication Chapter 7 Facing a Life Threatening or a Chronic Illness: The Jewish Tradition and End of Life Decisions Chapter 8 Ten Suggestions for Patients Facing a Terminal Illness or a Chronic, Debilitating Condition Chapter 9 Questions for Patients Facing a Terminal Illness or a Chronic, Debilitating Condition Chapter 10 A Loved One's Perspective on a Patient's Plight Chapter 11 Planning Ahead: Advance Care Directives and Organ Donations Chapter 12 Conclusion: Our Search for a "Good Death" Chapter 13 Selected Bibliography Chapter 14 Index

Lewis D. Solomon is the author of The Jewish Book of Living and Dying, (Jason Aronson, 1999) and Jewish Spirituality: Revitalizing Judaism for the Twenty-First Century, (Jason Aronson, 2000). He completed Rabbinical Studies at the New Seminary, S'micha in 1996. He is Theodore Rinehart Professor of Business Law, the George Washington University Law School.

Solomon, a prolific legal and religious writer, reexamines the traditional Jewish approach to suffering and dying, offering a more spiritually attuned alternative to end-of-life issues. A spiritual option for faithful Jews grappling with the multiple complexities of suffering and dying in a high-tech culture. Booklist Solomon, a prolific legal and religious writer, reexamines the traditional Jewish approach to suffering and dying, offering a more spiritually attuned alternative to end-of-life issues. A spiritual option for faithful Jews grappling with the multiple complexities of suffering and dying in a high-tech culture. Booklist