Pictured: Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, vice president for community services, Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger, Chairman of the Board of Chayim Aruchim, Assemblyman Richard Gottfried and Rivie Schwebel, a member of Chayim Aruchim’s Board of Directors.
Meeting with New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried
On Monday December 21st Chayim Aruchim representatives met with New York State Assemblyman Richard Gottfried, Chairman of the Assembly Health Committee. Among those in attendance were Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger, Chairman of the Board of Chayim Aruchim, Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, Vice President of Community Services for Agudath Israel of America, Rabbi Berish Fried, Chayim Aruchim’s New York State project director and Rivie Schwebel, a member of Chayim Aruchim’s Board of Directors. READ MORE...
Connecting the Dots in Medical Mystery Saves Woman’s Life
The call came in to Chayim Aruchim's hotline from a distraught son.
His 89 year old mother had been diagnosed with cancer. She was sent to a world class hospital in New York City, where a prominent surgeon felt that the proper course of treatment would be to remove both the tumor and her stomach. Unfortunately, serious complications arose as the physician was not able to successfully connect the esophagus and the small intestines, resulting in internal leakage. READ MORE...
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Rabbi Shmuel Blech Shlita of Cong. Anshei Sefard Lakewood, NYS Assemblyman Gottfried, Dr. Dan Berman, Rabbi Berish Fried
Chayim Aruchim Presents Case Against Assisted Suicide in Albany Meeting with Legislators
by Sandy Eller
Having spent the last several years advocating for the rights of critically ill patients in hospitals and other medical facilities all over the world, Chayim Aruchim, Agudath Israel of Americas Center for Culturally Sensitive Health Advocacy and Counseling, took to Albany to speak personally with key elected officials about the importance of defeating proposed legislation that would legalize physician assisted suicide in New York State. READ MORE...
(L-R) Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz; Dr. David Reich; Dr. Yashar Hirshaut; Abe Eisner; Marcel Biberfeld, DSW; NYS Health Commissioner Howard Zucker; Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger; Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel
Chayim Aruchim Hailed as Dedicated Advocate for Patients' Rights
Chayim Aruchim Annual Board Meeting - October 29, 2015
Pictured: Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, vice president for community services, Dr. YasherHirshaut, Mordechai Avigdor, Esq., Senator Murphy, Yossi Menczer, Rabbi ChaimDovidZwiebel, executive vice president Agudath Israel of America
Chayim Aruchim Leadership Meets with Representatives of the NYS Legislature.
Meeting With New York State Senator Dr. Terrence Murphy
Danish Teen Wakes From the "Dead" Just as Doctors Prepare to Harvest Her Organs
A teenage girl who had been stuck in a coma after a catastrophic car crash miraculously woke up just as doctors were about to declare her brain dead and harvest her organs.
Members of Chayim Aruchim advocating for changes to the Palliative Care Act in Albany in April.
L to R: Assembly Member Steven Cymbrowitz, Rabbi Shmuel Lefkowitz, Agudath Israel's Vice President for Community Affairs, Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberger, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Rabbi Mordechai Biser, Esq., General Counsel, Dr. Yashar Hirshaut, noted New York oncologist, Assemblyman Richard Gotfried, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, and Abe Eisner, an officer of Agudath Israel.
Agudath Israel Hails New NYS Health Care Law to Protect Patients
Bill signed into law, Patients entitled to be offered treatment according to Halacha
Chayim Aruchim is a project established by Agudath Israel of America in response to many calls for help that were received regarding Jewish end of life issues and questions about Jewish end of life values. The leadership of the Agudah recognized the gravity of this issue and the many difficult challenges involved, including complex halachic questions that could only be addressed by a team of devoted professionals, and created Chayim Aruchim to deal with this pressing need.
