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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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| 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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The Prayer Recited by a Mourner
What is Kaddish? Why do we say Kaddish and the connection between the living and the dead.
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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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| Learn how to answer the Kaddish with greater understanding of its meaning.
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| Children recite Kaddish for their loved ones’ departed soul. What is the meaning of Kaddish and how, when and why is Kaddish recited?
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| Creating a date for Yartzeit and saying Kaddish will allow the soul to rest, and bring peace to the relatives that are still alive.
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