Embracing Life & Facing Death: A Jewish Guide to Palliative Care

Embracing Life and Facing Death: A Jewish Guide to Palliative Care is a book that addresses the challenges of serious illness with both hope and honesty. Written by rabbis from CLAL-The National Jewish Center for Learning and Leadership in partnership with Joseph J. Fins, M.D., one of the nation's leading physicians in the field of end-of-life care, the book brings the wisdom of the Jewish tradition into a dialogue with the contemporary ethical and spiritual concerns facing today's families. Covering issues such as pain management, advance care planning, and end-of-life ethics, the guide is an essential companion for those facing life-threatening illness.