With the murder of Alta Fixsler etched irrevocably in our collective memories, Chayim Aruchim’s Thursday night session at the 99th convention of Agudath Israel of America took on a palpable sense of…
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Bill signed into law, Patients entitled to be offered treatment according to Halacha Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the Palliative Care Act into Law. Agudath Israel of America, which advocated strongly…
Helping Establish Chayim Aruchim in the United Kingdom A two day trip to Manchester brought Chayim Aruchim’s expertise to England in an effort to help establish a Chayim Aruchim branch…
Chayim Aruchim Meets with Lenox Hill Hospital Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger, Rivie Schwebel, Dr. Howard Lebowitz, Rabbi Wajsfeld and Mordechai Biser attended an important meeting at Lenox Hill…
Chayim Aruchim Hosts Annual Meeting of Rabbis, Doctors, Lawyers and Activists Chayim Aruchim (The Center for Culturally Sensitive Health Advocacy and Counseling), an Agudath Israel project, hosted its annual meeting…
Chayim Aruchim Meets with Patient Reps Important Chayim Aruchim meeting with the Jewish Hospital Patient Liasion Group (JHPLG). An important gathering took place in Brooklyn Wednesday, July 10, 2013. Chayim…
By: Dr. Barbara A. Olevitch, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist and author of Life is a Treasure: The Jewish Way of Coping with Illness. Dr. Allen Lempel, speaking at the Conference…
First Responders Join Last Line of Defense Williamsburg, Brooklyn NY – Close to 100 devoted Williamsburg Hatzolah volunteers attended a presentation last Thursday, February 27th. It was a groundbreaking initiative…
A patient who enters the hospital does so with the assumption that their doctors will be looking out for their best interests and will do their utmost to provide them…
On Tuesday, January 12, Agudath Israel of Illinois hosted a meeting for all Chicago-area rabbis to launch a local division of Chayim Aruchim, Agudath Israel of America’s Center for Culturally…