HAL 2271 Laws of Death & Divorce: End of Life, Organ Donation, Suicide, Brain Death, Burial, Mourning, Prenup

Life has ups and downs. Students will walk out of Yeshiva with familiarity with the contours of Jewish life after taking this course. Life is unpredictable, and yeshiva students are often called upon to act as a quasi-family rabbi figure. Learning the laws of each lifecycle event prepares students to navigate everything from birth to burial with confidence and ease. This is part two in the two part series on lifecycles.Topics include: End of life, DNR, brain death, organ donation, physician assisted suicide, Chevra Kadisha, Tahara, burial, laws of mourning, the Get process, grounds for divorce, life after divorce, halachic prenup, and chalitzah

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