requesting text of a lecture that rabbi harold kushner delivered to
the rabbinical assembly a number of years ago on dealing with terminal
illness, death and dying

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Request for Question Clarification by nenna-ga on 30 Apr 2004 14:29 PDT

Do you have the date of the lecture, where it was given, anything like
that? That sort of detailed information would help us try and come up
with an answer quicker for you.

Nenna-GA
Google Answers Researcher

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Clarification of Question by oodoobee-ga on 02 May 2004 14:11 PDT

Rabbi Harold Kushner gave this lecture approximately a dozen years ago
at the annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly, which is the
national professional organization for Consevative Rabbis.  In this
lecture on dealing with the dying patient, Rabbi Kushner stressed one
concept:  The dying patient is not afraid of dying; he/she only fears
two things--pain and dying alone.  Rabbi Kushner then went on to
address this problem.  I know for a fact that this lecture was
recorded; the question is whether it was put into writing.  It could
be in the year book of the Rabbinical Assembly or in notes of the
convention proceedings.

Hello oodoobee-ga,

This is a sermon by Kushner on your topic and it's accompanied by an
interview with him. I wasn't able to find the presentation you're
looking for but this will give you insights into Kushner's thoughts on
the subject.

http://www.30goodminutes.org/csec/sermon/kushner_3610.htm
Harold S. Kushner
"Through the Valley of the Shadow" 

Rabbi Kushner is best known for his books, especially When Bad Things
Happen to Good People. Written following the death of his young son,
this book's honest attempt to understand the tragedies that face us,
captured the hearts of millions of readers.

All the best.

~ czh ~

Rabbi Harold Kushner gave this lecture approximately a dozen years ago
at the annual convention of the Rabbinical Assembly, which is the
national professional organization for Conservative Rabbis.  In this
lecture on terminal illness, Rabbi Kushner stressed one basic theme: 
The dying person is not afraid of dying, he/she is afraid of only two
things:  pain and dying alone.  Rabbi Kushner then goes on to deal
with ways of dealing with the pain and lonliness of the dying patient.
 I know for a fact that this lecture was recorded.  The question is,
was it put into writing. It could possibly be in the year book of the
Rabbinical Assembly.

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I just skimmed the tables of contents of the RA Proceedings from 1987
to 2000, and did not find this talk written up. Sorry!

-- Ravuri-ga