[Avodah] organ donations and techiyat hametim

Alan Rubin alan at rubin.org.uk
Mon Jan 31 00:15:18 PST 2011


Rafi Goldmeier suggested

> there is a difference between "can" and "will". Perhaps someone kille
> din the holocaust will be ok by techiyas hameisim because he was killed
> and did not do it to himself, whereas someone who donates an organ, who
> did it to himself, will not get his organ back.

Once you are 'perhapsing' you can 'perhaps' what you want. All our
organs rot away after death. Perhaps someone who did not donate the
organ when they could have will not get it back whereas someone who
has done someone else such a great benefit by donating their organ
would.

Alan Rubin



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