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 first post is a general outline regarding facing the notion of our mortality. Her first post...
Read moreA video produced by the New Jersey Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, featuring the son of a former Stein Hospice patient. Dealing with Dying:National Healthcare Decisions Day:
Read moreI 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 children knew about those two subjects. Many of them had a grandparent or older relative cared for by a...
Read moreThe 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 from life. As such, while we should not spend every waking moment waiting for death to arrive, we...
Read moreJewish colleagues joined together to develop a clearer understanding of how and when to talk about services of a hospice for those in the end stages of life.Through a variety of experts in this field, they learned about Jewish Hospice services...
Read moreIn the March e-letter from the Mussar Institute, Alan Morinis writes about grief and despair. I want to share some of his thoughts (Mussar Institute – Through a Mussar Lens). As much as we may be tempted to do so, we’re not supposed to seek...
Read moreThe following was written by a Stein Hospice Volunteer. It has been gently edited for brevity — When I tell people that I volunteer for Stein Hospice, I get a sense that they are complimenting me with their eyes. They comment on how “nice...
Read more60 Minutes piece “The Cost of Dying” shows hospice care as friendly option:
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Volunteers from the Highland Park Conservative Temple-Congregation Anshe Emeth Sisterhood were recently cooking and assembling food for The Chicken Soup Project, sponsored by the Martin & Edith Stein Hospice. Pictured are (left to right)...
Read morePatients don’t want to hear that they’re dying and doctors don’t want to tell them. But new guidance for the nation’s cancer specialists says they should be upfront and do it far sooner. The American Society of Clinical Oncology says too often...
Read moreA new website called Shiva Connect allows mourners to create a registry with service and burial information; locations and times for sitting shiva; the ability yo place deli orders and gift baskets to be delivered to mourner’s homes; a list...
Read morePlease join us for a discussion: The Jewish Afterlife Most of us prefer not to contemplate our own mortality. We do, however, like to laugh about it, listen to music about it and watch movies that do it for us. There is no issue that stirs up as...
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