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Decisions of Fate

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WHEN (MORNINGS)

4 Sundays, 10-11:30 A.M.
May 12 - June 5, 2024
 

Chabad Outreach, 11000 Fondren Rd  77096

Instructor: Rabbi Moishe Traxler

This course is being offered for both online and in-person attendees

 
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WHEN (EVENINGS)

4 Tuesdays  7:30-9:00 P.M.
May 14 - June 4,  2024
 

Chabad Uptown, 4311 Bettis Rd  77096

Instructor: Rabbi Moishe Traxler

This course is being offered for both online and in-person attendees

 
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MORE INFO

chabadoutreach.org/jli
[email protected]
713.774.0300
Fee: $99 + $20 for student textbook

ACCREDITATION

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of New York Medical College and The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI). New York Medical College is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Go to www.myjli.com/continuingeducation for a complete accreditation statement.

MCLE board-approved for CLE credits in Texas

 

Course Overview


Decisions of Fate:
Your Jewish Compass for Navigating Questions of Medical Ethics

Explore the guiding Jewish values that help inform choices on common medical questions. This course will equip students with the tools to chart a path through four areas of medical ethics: experimental treatments, extending life, pregnancy questions, and caring for a body. Gain an enriching perspective on how the Jewish ethical tradition helps us confidently navigate fateful decisions.
 

Lesson Outline

 

LESSON ONE
Experimental Treatments

When emerging treatments offer hope of recovery, when is the risk justified? Discover the Jewish ethics of risking your life in the hope of extending your long-term prospects.

 

LESSON TWO
Extending Life

How does Judaism balance the desire to preserve life with concerns of reducing suffering? See how Jewish values inform a dignified approach to end-of-life care and advance medical directives.

 

LESSON THREE
Pregnancy Questions

Explore questions of pregnancy through the lens of Jewish texts. Is a fetus a human life, or a part of the mother's body? When pregnancy endangers a woman's life, may she, in good conscience, carry the pregnancy to term?

 

LESSON FOUR
A Body's Dignity

Might autopsy violate the dignity of the human body? Learn the Jewish view on the respect to which the deceased is entitled and how the sanctity of human life continues after death.

 

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