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 teach you the insight and 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.
CMe Credits Offered:
This course is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians, and MCLE board-approved in many states for CLE credits for attorneys.
Click here for the complete accreditation statement.
WHEN
[The times and options below are different than those on the flyer. Below is the correct information.]
OPTION A
Four Thursday mornings
Beginning May 16th
10:00 - 11:30 AM
At Chabad Jewish Center of Troy
OPTION B
Four Thursday evenings
Beginning May 16th
7:30 - 8:45 PM
At Chabad Jewish Center of Troy
WHERE
Chabad Jewish Center of Troy located at 3306 Auburn Rd. Auburn Hills, 48326. Please inquire at rabbi@jewishtroy.com if you can’t make it in person.
INSTRUCTOR
Rabbi Menachem Caytak
Director, Chabad Jewish Center of Troy
FEE
$69 (textbook included)
Couple's discount: 15% off | Bring a friend: 50% off (contact us for the promo code)
Scholarships available. Contact us for more info.
Join the first class commitment-free.
MORE INFO
Call: 248-873-5851 Email: rabbi@jewishtroy.com
Register Below:
LESSON OUTLINE
Lesson 1
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 2
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 3
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 4
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.