Was I right to let my mother die?

Article Abstract:

A woman whose mother had savored life decided to put a do-not-resuscitate order in when the mother became so ill that she would never get better. She wishes her family had communicated their wishes on the subjects of illness and death while they were well.

Analysis, Column, Terminally ill persons, Terminally ill, Family, Living wills

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Last Christmas, our first: as a Jewish family, we often felt like outsiders at Christmas. Until last year

Article Abstract:

A Jewish family that did not celebrate Christmas usually went skiing or did some other activity on Dec 25, but one year they stayed home because they had a young daughter. The family spent the day together and had an emotionally meaningful experience.

Christmas

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Choosing my religion

Article Abstract:

A writer finds the true meaning of real faith and intimate relationship with God not in the rules and doctrines of Christianity but in the teachings of Judaism. She finds that choosing the right faith is important to feel its true meaning.

Faith, Judaism

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