There is a new series of blogposts at the Huffington Post Religion page about issues in end of life care written by Rev. Dr. Martha R. Jacobs. The...
Read moreNational Healthcare Decisions Day (video)
A video produced by the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, featuring the son of a former Stein Hospice patient. Dealing with...
Read moreKenneth J. Doka, M.Div., Ph.D.: Helping Children Spiritually Cope with Dying and Death
I recently had an opportunity to teach a Hebrew school class of 12 yr old children about death and Hospice. I was amazed at how much these...
Read moreThe price of not talking about death
The most common myth about dying is that if we don’t talk about it, it won’t happen to us. We are all aware that everyone dies. Nobody is immune...
Read moreJewish Views of the Afterlife (video)
Jewish colleagues joined together to develop a clearer understanding of how and when to talk about services of a hospice for those in the end...
Read moreGrief from a Mussar Perspective
In the March e-letter from the Mussar Institute, Alan Morinis writes about grief and despair. I want to share some of his thoughts (Mussar...
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