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

by Daniel S. Brenner, Tsvi Blanchard, Joseph J. Fins

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.

96 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Daniel Brenner is a rabbi, author, and educator with a particular love for combining classic Jewish stories with a healthy serving of humor. During his college years, Brenner performed in a comedy ensemble with the late Chris Farley (Saturday Night Live, Tommy Boy, Beverly Hills Ninja) and ever since then he has been writing plays, songs, poems, and stories of the humorous variety. He received a Simon Rockower Award from the American Jewish Press Association (2004) for his writing on contemporary issues and was named by Newsweek Magazine as one of America's most influential rabbis (2009). He lives with his beloved, Lisa, their three children, and a circus dog in an old house in Montclair, New Jersey. For more on Daniel you can visit www.rabbidanielbrenner.com