RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL:JEWISH RENEWAL:JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL:JEWISH CHAPLAIN:GOSET

RABBI ARTHUR SEGAL:JEWISH RENEWAL:JEWISH SPIRITUAL RENEWAL: JEWISH CHAPLAIN: GOSET

 

A Short Snap Shot of Rabbi Arthur Segal

Rabbi Arthur Segal

United States

I am available for Shabbatons, and can speak on various aspects of Jewish history,(from the ancient past to modern day, and can be area specific, if a group wishes), Spirituality, developing a Personal Relationship with God, on the Jews of India and other 'exotic' communities, and on Talmud, Torah and other great texts. We have visited these exotic Jewish communities first hand. I adhere to the Mishna's edict of not using the Torah as a ''spade'', so while I do ask for expenses to be paid if I am asked to travel, I do not have exorbitant honorariums for my services. I am post-denominational and renewal and spiritually centered.   I am available to perform Jewish weddings, and Jewish inter-marriages (Jewish intermarriage, Jewish inter-marriage, Jewish interfaith weddings) My post-doc in Psych from Penn helps tremendously when I do Rabbinic counseling. My phone number and address will be made available once I am sure of one's sincerity in working with me.

Rabbi Segal is the author of three books and many articles on Torah, Talmud and TaNaK and Jewish history. His books are : The Handbook to Jewish Spiritual Renewal: A Path of Transformation for the Modern Jew, A Spiritual and Ethical Compendium to the Torah and Talmud, and  Spiritual Wisdom of our Talmudic Sages. The first two are published by Amazon through their publishing house, BookSurge.

 

 For information on how to purchase these, please contact RabbiSegal@JewishSpiritualRenewal.net and visit WWW.JewishSpiritualRenewal.Net.

 

   Todah Rabah and Shalom v' Beracoth. Rabbi Arthur Segal ,( Dr. Arthur Segal )RabbiASegal@aol.com . 

 

 

Shalom:

 

A Jewish Chaplain asked the following question:

 

'' Is this more optimistic and motivating position dishonesty? I  know that I cannot absolutely predict the future for this resident, but is it wrong to give him hope and a reason to "live"?''

 

Let me answer as one who has worked with hospice and hospital patients and their families and have dealt with Jewish illness, dying and death issues.

 

The Talmud clearly tells us that :''Gadol k'vod habriyot - Great is the value of human dignity"- Talmud Bavli Tractate Beracoth 19b-20b.

 

And until someone is in the state of being  a goset, when we are 100% sure that they are going to die in 3 days, {which is nearly impossible to know now 100% with modern care), they are to be treated and spoken to as though they will recover. We cannot talk to them about funeral plans for example. So,  for  a Chaplain to give one  hope that he may regain health and mobility , because it is all in Ha Shem's hands anyway, is 100% Jewish and proper. It is not lying and it is rigorously honest.

 

Remember, you are there as a chaplain. Chaplains are there for matters of the Spirit. As long as we believe in a living G!D, we always have Tikvah...hope. The physician has other obligations. As a Jewish chaplain, or a rabbi,  we need to understand that no one but Ha Shem knows the day of one's death, which is why we do teshuvah and vidui every day. So cheering a patient on Spiritually to try to get some medical improvement is not only honest, but just, and life-affirming, as well as in the best traditions of Judaism and healing.

 

Bless you in your work, Chaplain!!.

 

Shalom,

Rabbi Arthur Segal

Jewish Spiritual Renewal

Jewish Renewal

Hilton Head Island, SC

Bluffton, SC

Savannah, GA

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