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Hello again,
I am now 51 and received my double-lung transplant approximately one year ago.
B'H' I am alive and well to tell the tale and all I would like to add in this response is that I cannot help believe it is a precious gift we give to save a life, while following all the rules that the Torah commands. As a Jew, as an organ recipient whose life was saved, I certainly hope there is "an across the board" agreement, soon, on what is the right thing to do. May we all be able to save a life or help save a life in any way we can.
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As a young woman with a disease that will eventually necessitate the use of a feeding tube, this was a very relevant class for me. This topic has been weighing on my mind a great deal lately, and I'm so grateful to have the opportunity to hear such wise words. Thank you Rabbi Breitowitz for the gift of your knowledge, and Chabad.org for always having such wonderful resources available! :)
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A heartbeat is the only indicator of life, in the dichotomy of a living body verses a vegetative body. As a heart resuscitates with each contraction, a brain may spiritually resuscitate by consumption of nutritive winds provided a collective desire for continuance spoken into that body. However, there is also the issue of quality of life, where the scales of justice and mercy weigh. Light established criteria for majorities, such as 40 for counsel, and 80 for power. One whom leaves a majority for the purpose of death is unable to perish without a majority whom believe a cure is findable. However, if a cure is no longer within the hope of the majority, then out of mercy God permits this death by tugging at the cosmic strings that we dance to subconsciously.
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| Question and Answer session on organ donation, cremation and the right to die.
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| A close look at Talmudic sources and the Code of Jewish Law on the subject of euthanasia, the criteria in establishing death and its application to contemporary situations.
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| Halachic perspectives on AIDS: Doctors that put their life in jeopardy and other complications that are associated with this.
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The Rabbi and the Scientist
The astonishing ways of cloning and the Halachic views. Also, a source for cloning from thousands of years ago.
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The Rabbi and the Scientist
The history of green evolutions one and green evolutions two; what scientists think about genetic modified foods; what is allowed and what is not allowed according to Jewish law?
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| Discover the true meaning of “an eye for an eye” and ideals of Jewish justice. Learn about the process of a Get (Jewish bill of divorce) and women’s rights in light of Jewish law.
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| The importance of saying Kaddish. The reason a soul comes down here to this world. The relationship between G-d, the soul and the body. What happens when the soul passes on.
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| Are you allowed to invest in a company that works on Shabbat? What about a bank that lends with interest?
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| What are the four levels in charity? To whom do you have to give Charity first? What is the best way to give Charity? How much Charity must one give? Is there a limit to the amount of charity I can give?
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| Who has to keep the seven laws of Noah? Why are they called Noahide laws? An in-depth look at this set of laws.
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| The four categories of Jewish law: Under which of the four categories does cloning fall; to whom does the child belong; what makes a child yours according to the Jewish law.
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| The laws, customs and deeper meanings of the prohibition of consuming blood.
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| What is one permitted to do in hostile situations in-which innocent people are caught in the crossfire and how do we determine who is innocent when the enemy are using human shields?
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| The laws regarding economic competition.
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| The laws and customs associated with birth, the mitzvah of circumcision and redeeming the firstborn.
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| What are our customs at a Jewish wedding? Where do these customs stem from?
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| A true story of Siamese Twins that needed to undergo surgery, unfortunately, the doctors felt that only one would make it. Why should or shouldn't the doctors be allowed to go ahead with such a surgery?
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| Gossip is the easiest sin to commit; words rise almost unbidden, yet it is one of the easiest sins to avoid; it is a matter of simply holding our tongue.
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| The tremendous power of a persons tongue; defining the various classifications of negative speech we are instructed to absolutely avoid.
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| The difference between Lashon Hara, Rechilus, and Motzy Shaim Rah. The importance of watching what we say.
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