Podcasts by A Good End

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.

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Episode 7: A Good Burial from 2018-10-31T13:11:25

Learn more about Jewish burial customs as members of the Queens Chevra Kadisha - an organization of Jewish men and women who prepare the bodies of deceased Jews for burial according to Jewish tr...

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Episode 6: Death&Dying: Our Stories&The Lessons We’ve Learned Along the Way from 2018-10-18T20:24:37

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 ver...

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Episode 5: Judaism and the Right to Die from 2018-10-18T20:19:53

What does Judaism have to say about the right to die? A majority of traditional and contemporary Jewish sources prohibit assisted suicide as well as passive eutha...

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Episode 4: Hospice and Hymns from 2018-10-18T20:10:20

Many people believe that hospice is about helping someone die. Hospice care providers will tell you that it is actually about helping someone live. Music therapy provides hospice patients and th...

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Episode 3: Jewish Tradition and End of Life Care from 2018-10-18T20:04:11

The Jewish values of prolonging life, but not prolonging suffering come face to face with modern technologies such as artificial nutrition, hydration, and intubation. In this episode, a rabbi, d...

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Episode 2: Planning for a Good Death from 2018-10-11T17:28:09

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 share...

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Episode 1: Conversations about Death and Dying from 2018-10-11T16:00

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....

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Trailer from 2018-10-10T16:00

A new Jewish conversation around death and dying in the 21st century.

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