MEMORANDUM OF OPPOSITION
MEMORANDUM OF OPPOSITION A995/S2445 DATE: January 23, 2023 This is to express our strong opposition to S2445 / A995 the Medical Aid in Dying Act. [...]
Watch: Agudah Convention 2021: The Murder of Alta Fixsler: Coming to the U.S.?
Participants: Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz Rabbi Ben Zion Leser Rabbi Shloma Sperber
Alta Fixsler’s Murder in the UK Sparks Chayim Aruchim Convention Session
Photo: Rabbi Shloma Sperber, Rabbi Benzion Lesser, Chayim Aruchim coordinator; Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, President, Chayim Aruchim; Rivie Schwebel, Rabbi Eliezer Gewirtzman. Photo credits: Moshe Bitton/Agudath [...]
Senator Schumer Helps Obtain Visa for 2-Year-Old on Life Support; Uphill Battle for U.K. to Release
Agudath Israel of America applauds the United States grant of an emergency visa to Alta Fixsler, a 2-year-old girl in the U.K. at risk of [...]
Agudath Israel Opposes Change in New York Health Care Proxy Law
Photo Credits: Shutterstock/sfam_photo Under current New York law, a health care agent (someone appointed by an individual to make health care decisions for that person should [...]
A Message from Agudath Israel’s Chayim Aruchim Division: Using Your Halachic Medical Directive
Photo Credits: Sfam_photo/Shutterstock.com A Halachic Medical Directive is a very important protection for every Jewish patient. It indicates that you want to receive medical [...]
In the Dark No More: Lenox Hill Hires Liaison to Convey Information to Patients’ Families
By Sandy Eller Amid the ongoing chaos and confusion, a Manhattan hospital is ensuring that coronavirus patients’ families are kept apprised of their medical conditions [...]
In the Age of Coronavirus, Halachic Living Wills an Essential Element in Medical Care
By Sandy Eller With lifesaving medical equipment in short supply and pressures increasing to forego treating elderly patients, Chayim Aruchim is urging every member of [...]
Chayim Aruchim Commends HHS and OCR for Civil Rights Protections Announcement as Coronavirus Rages On
Mr. Roger Severino, Director of the Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, attending a Chayim Aruchim conference about civil and religious rights [...]