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

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