A Good End

70 Faces Media
A Good End

A Good End podcast is a new approach to the Jewish conversation around death and dying, made possible by 70 Faces Media and UJA Federation of New York.

Episodes

  1. 10/18/2018

    Episode 6: Death & Dying: Our Stories & The Lessons We’ve Learned Along the Way

    How do you speak to a loved one who is nearing death? What do you say when a terminally ill patient or family member asks “Why?”  How do you plan for your own version of “A Good End?” Rabbis, chaplains, a bereavement counselor, a social worker, and a teenager share their stories and they lessons they’ve learned. Produced and Edited by Lisa M. Gray Produced by Jon Kalish Additional Production by Kevin Huffman and Ang Santos Music by Brett Higgins’ Atlas Revolt and Midwood. Courtesy of Chant Records Rabbi Richard Address, Founder and Director of Jewish Sacred Aging. Charla Burton, Creative Arts Therapy Clinical Training Program Coordinator, MJHS Hospice & Palliative Care Julie Lerner, Psychologist/Bereavement Coordinator at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, Jacob Perlow Hospice. Rabbi Ronit Tsadok, Associate Rabbi/Director of Community Learning, ikar Rabbi Jason Weiner, Senior Rabbi and Director of the Spiritual Care Department, Cedars-Sinai. Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH, is a national advocate for transforming the way people die in America. Sasha Zitter Lois Perelson Gross, Instructor & Facilitator, What Matters: Caring Conversations About the End of Life Additional Information and Resources: Why Jews Need to Talk About Death, Myjewishlearning.com The Surprising Connection Between Childbirth & Death, Kveller.com End of Life Care in the Bible: What We Can Learn from Jacob, Moses & Sarah’s Final Moments, Myjewishlearning.com Jewish Sacred Aging What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life

    30 min
  2. 10/11/2018

    Episode 2: Planning for a Good Death

    No one wants to think about their own death - or the death of a loved one, but these experiences can be meaningful and even life-affirming. Rabbi Joy Levitt shares the experience of discussing end-of-life care planning with her 90-year-old mother and the surprising and touching discoveries she made along the way. Learn how initiatives like Jewish Sacred Aging and What Matters are equipping baby boomers and members of the sandwich generation with the courage, vocabulary, and knowledge needed to have these important conversations with their loved ones Produced and Edited by Lisa M. Gray Produced by Jon Kalish Additional Production by Kevin Huffman and Ang Santos Music by Brett Higgins’ Atlas Revolt, Midwood, and Sandcatchers. Courtesy of Chant Records Ira Bedzow, Ph.D., Director of the Biomedical Ethics and Humanities Program at New York Medical College. Senior Scholar, The Aspen Center for Social Values Rabbi Richard Address, Founder and Director of Jewish Sacred Aging. Lois Perelson-Gross Sally Kaplan, Program Director, What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Rabbi Joy Levitt, Executive Director, Marlene Meyerson JCC Manhattan Additional Information and Resources: Why Jews Need to Talk About Death, MyJewishLearning.com How to Talk to Your Loved Ones About Your End of Life Wishes, MyJewishLearning.com Jewish Perspectives on End of Life Care, MyJewishLearning.com If I’m Ever in a Coma, Please Thread My Eyebrows, Kveller.com Jewish Sacred Aging What Matters: Caring Conversations About End of Life UJA-Federation of New York

    21 min
  3. 10/11/2018

    Episode 1: Conversations about Death and Dying

    Getting adults to talk about death is difficult. So, what if we started sooner? Some schools are beginning to include Death Education as part of their curriculum. Sasha Zitter relates her experience with Death Ed alongside her high school peers. Learn how initiatives like Death Over Dinner and Death Over Dinner Jewish Edition are getting Baby Boomers, Gen X-ers, and Millenials to discuss death in carefully crafted, intimate group settings. Produced and Edited by Lisa M. Gray Produced by Jon Kalish Additional Production by Kevin Huffman and Ang Santos Music by Eyal Talmudi Quintet, Jessica Lurie, Brett Higgins’ Atlas Revolt, and John Lee. Courtesy of Chant Records. Rabbi Ronit Tsadok, Associate Rabbi/Director of Community Learning, Ikar Rochelle Friedlich, Participant, Death Over Dinner: Jewish Edition Sarah Robinson, Participant, Death Over Dinner: Jewish Edition Sasha Zitter Dr. Jessica Nutik Zitter, MD, MPH, is a national advocate for transforming the way people die in America. Additional Information and Resources: Talking About Death Over Dinner With Strangers, MyJewishLearning.com Why Jews Need to Talk About Death, MyJewishLearning.com How to Talk to Your Loved Ones About Your End of Life Wishes, MyJewishLearning.com Jewish Perspectives on End of Life Care, MyJewishLearning.com "First, Sex Ed. Then Death Ed." By Jessica Nutik Zitter. New York Times. February 18, 2017. "Doctor Takes Death Education to High School Classrooms," NPR. February 25, 2017.

    19 min
4.5
out of 5
24 Ratings

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A Good End podcast is a new approach to the Jewish conversation around death and dying, made possible by 70 Faces Media and UJA Federation of New York.

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