RABBI'S STUDY
Rabbi Cohon and Rabbi Sharff
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To See
Ourselves as Others See Us - April 2008 - From the Desk of Rabbi Cohon
Do you know which religious denomination in the United
States of America has the highest positive ratings among Americans? You
may be surprised.
Recent surveys of American national attitudes towards the participants in
various religious groups show remarkable things. The religious group --
a cult, really -- that gets the lowest approval rating, and into which the
fewest people want to have their children marry, is Scientology, which less
than 10% of Americans approve of -- thanks, Tom Cruise...
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Thoughts
to Nosh On -
April 2008 - From the Desk of Rabbi Sharff
In the United States we like to designate every month with
particular meaning. February is Black History Month. July is National Ice
Cream Month (my favorite), and April is National Organ and Tissue Donor
Awareness Month.
When discussing Jewish law concerning organ donation we
find several overarching principles. The most significant of these is pikuah
nefesh, the mandate for us to do what we can to save a person’s life.
The notion of pikuah nefesh is so powerful, in fact, that it overrides
many of the laws of Shabbat. We learn from this that Judaism is very much in
favor of organ donation. This is especially true in the case of living donors
whose donation would cause minimal risk to their health.
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