Organ Donation and Resurrection

שתפו:

5 במאי 2005

הרב המשיב: פרופ' אברהם שטיינברג

שאלה:

I've asked many rabbis about this, none have been able to give me a good answer. I've heard about how when the messiah comes, it is very important to have all your organs with you, for reincarnation. But then, there is the issue of organ doning. If you, G-d forbid, die in a car accident, and they are able to save your heart, doesn't it seem selfish to want to keep it, just for reincarnation, when you can save another's life? Doesn't this contradict the most important mitzvah, to save another's life? Secondly, when the messiah comes, all these amazing miracles are supposed to happen. The dead will be reincarnated, etc.

With all these miraculous occurances, wouldn't it make sense that G-d would give you a replacement organ, since you donated yours to save another's life? With all the miracles supposed to happen, this wouldn't seem so far fetched to me.Well, that's been bugging me for quite some time. I hope you can help me. Thank you so much for your time!!

תשובה:

Some believe that it is forbidden to remove organs from the body of the dead, because they will be necessary for him for the resurrection of the dead.
It should be noted that from the moment of burial the process of decay and disintegration of the human body begins, so that his organs are certainly not preserved for the resurrection. Most of the rabbis state that in the resurrection of the dead, God will see to it that all of the limbs are restored to each person, just as he restores his life. Similarly, even a person who had a limb amputated in his life, or had various internal organs cut off, will surely rise to the resurrection without these defects. The rabbis do not mention the question of the resurrection of the dead as a factor of halachic significance in the question of organ donation.

In Hebrew

Under these conditions it is even a “Mitzvah” to donate.<br/><br/>3.

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מידע על פוסטינור 2

אני עושה עבודה בנושא הכדור פוסטינור 2. שלוקחת אותו אישה שקיימה יחסי אישות ואינה רוצה להיכנס להריון. רציתי לדעת האם מותר להשתמש בו? ולמי? ובאיזה

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