6087 – The Tragic Teshuva!
Q. To: Rabbi A. Bartfeld <rabartfeld@yahoo.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 3, 2026 at 03:08:29 PM EDT
Dear Rov as you already know my grandmother (93 years) was in a car accident due to today's severe ice storm and she is now barely alive. As you requested I’m sending an email, please answer a.s.a p. She is now connected to massive medical equipment, yet the doctors say she is not going to make it, and she is really suffering and barely conscious of us. Do we have to maintain the medical machinery to keep her alive and suffering longer? Her doctors say that even the pain killers can shorten her life. What is the proper thing to do? Please answer me a.s.a.p!! Thanks.
A. Since the many details of each case are essential, this question should be addressed to the qualified Rov that is present in the hospital.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by Horav Shlomo Miller, Horav Yaakov Hirschman, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a, and Horav Dovid Bartfeld consulting, Horav Hagaon Rav Yitzchak Berkowitz Shlit’a
Reviewed by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a
Published: September 6, 2026