Adult Education at Twinsburg Chabad is dedicated by the Flexer Family,
in memory of Dave & Libby Steinberg

New course: 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 equip students with the 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.

4 Sundays (excluding Memorial Day Weekend)

May 19th - Jun 16th
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Dinner is served each evening.

Price:
$79 per person
- 20% Early Bird Discount until 4/28
- 10% Family discount

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.

The Rohr Jewish Learning Institute

JLI's mission is to make Jewish learning accessible and personally meaningful to every person, regardless of background or affiliation. JLI's insightful curricula utilizes cutting-edge pedagogic techniques, embracing the multiple intelligence model and utilizing multimedia and an array of approaches to engage, educate, and inspire all kinds of minds in a dynamic Jewish learning experience.

Serving learning centers in over 1000 communities and on the internet, the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute (JLI) is the world's preeminent provider of Jewish learning. The Twinsburg affiliate of JLI opened in 2022.

This course is made possible in part by the Fund for the Jewish Future of the Jewish Federation of Cleveland.