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Post by lawrenceofisrael on Mar 21, 2010 13:21:19 GMT -8
this is a question i´ve asked myself the recent times. Is there anything in the scripture that speaks again donating ones organs?
Thx for any answers.
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Post by zionlion on Mar 25, 2010 17:59:47 GMT -8
Off hand, I can't think of any Scriptural prohibition.
I guess the Spirit would have to lead one in making that decision.
Shalom
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Post by lawrenceofisrael on Mar 26, 2010 4:33:04 GMT -8
I asked this question because i primarily thought of that a dead body is unclean and should not be touched. And the rest of the dead should not be disturbed as we´ve seen in the example of king saul when he went to that witch to resurrect the prophet.
But when it comes to saving lives it is an obligation. That´s why i have some sort of conflict and i don´t know what to do.
ve shalom ve rachem aleichem
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Post by zionlion on Mar 26, 2010 7:57:11 GMT -8
That's a good point. If I felt that doing it would violate  , then I wouldn't. Shabbat Shalom |
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Post by David Ben Yosef on Mar 26, 2010 8:07:29 GMT -8
I asked this question because i primarily thought of that a dead body is unclean and should not be touched. And the rest of the dead should not be disturbed as we´ve seen in the example of king saul when he went to that witch to resurrect the prophet. But when it comes to saving lives it is an obligation. That´s why i have some sort of conflict and i don´t know what to do. ve shalom ve rachem aleichem Personally, I would say yes, it's perfecly alright. I suppose the scriptural references would be John 7:23 where Yeshua says it is acceptable to make a person whole on Shabbat, by performing "work" on them. Also, let us consider Mark 1:41 where Yeshua touches an unclean leper, and heals him. In Matthew 9:25 Yeshua touches the hand of a dead girl, and raises her back to life again. Finally, in Acts 20:10 we see Sha'ul embracing a dead body just prior to raising him to life again. If the organ from a corpse [which is ritually unclean] saves the life of another, I would imagine it would make that organ clean, as well as the rest of the body. However, I am not qualified to make halachic decisions, but these texts, and more, could be used to support organ donation. Shalom |
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Post by David Ben Yosef on Mar 26, 2010 20:46:36 GMT -8
I've found a few links on the topic of: Judaism and organ donation"In principle Judaism sanctions and encourages organ donation in order to save lives (pikuach nefesh)." CLICK MEHere's an Adobe Reader document on the topic: CLICK MEAnd here is the best information available concerning Judaism & organ donation at The Jewish Voice: CLICK MESo, we can clearly see that Judaism not only sanctions organ donation, but encourages it. I hope the above links will help one to settle this matter in their own minds. Shalom |
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Post by lawrenceofisrael on Mar 27, 2010 10:06:14 GMT -8
I really like the bible verses you´ve quoted. That should be proving that donating organs is alright.So I think im gonna do it :-). For the record i was born with one kidney only and though i never had any problems with it ( in fact it´s as big as two normal ones would be together and it works better that the two kidneys of most guys) but i know what it means if you lack an organ cause one day in my early teenager years i fought a guy who was twice as tall as me and three times heavier and he pushed me back and i fell against a sofa witch hit my kidney and after this i had to go to hospital because every time i urinated blood would come out as well ( sorry for that info).
Thats why it really is important to me to help others with my organs.
Thx for all your answers
ve shalom ve rachem aleichem
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