JMAR Jewish Medical Ethics Annual Review Submit

Resources

Resources

Curated resources for clinicians, healthcare institutions, chaplains, students, rabbis, scholars, and community leaders working at the intersection of medicine, halacha, ethics, and Jewish communal life.

Resource collections

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For Clinicians

Cultural Context for Jewish Patients

Basic cultural and religious context for clinicians caring for Orthodox Jewish patients, including Shabbat, festivals and fast days, and why rabbinic guidance may be part of care.

Explore context guides → Foundations

Jewish Medical Ethics

Foundations in Jewish medical ethics: a deeper course-style pillar for rabbis, Jewish-affiliated clinicians, and students of medical halacha.

Start here → For Patients & Families

Patient & Family Resources

A growing directory of chesed organizations, rabbinic hotlines, patient support resources, and community assistance.

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For clinicians and institutions

Healthcare professionals caring for Jewish patients may encounter questions related to Sabbath and festival observance, dietary law, prayer, modesty, childbirth, end-of-life care, death and burial, and medical decision-making through the lens of Jewish law.

JMAR aims to support respectful, informed care by connecting readers to reliable educational resources and, over time, to original JMAR articles, case analyses, and scholarly essays.

These resources are educational in nature. Jewish practice varies across communities and individuals, and medical decisions should be made in conversation with the patient, family, care team, and appropriate rabbinic or chaplaincy support when needed.

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