[Avodah] Obliged to Help Family First

Micha Berger micha at aishdas.org
Fri Jun 15 03:19:29 PDT 2012


On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 08:46:45PM +1000, Meir Rabi wrote:
: Do More? That is not the plain meaning of HaKaRov KaRov KoDem. FIRST means
: BEFORE. Does it also mean MORE THAN?

I think it implies it. I do not think you're supposed to so strictly
ration to the point that the sick person before you gets no more than
what you expect to need for everyone else.

Therefore, whomever comes first will also get more.

Also, haste is itself a "resource". You would need to explain why the
qarov gets first attention, but that same priority doen't translate into
other resources. I would think the default assumption is that priority
is across the board, not that it applies to the explicitly named case of
who comes first alone.

Wht would you do with "chayei ha'ir hazos qodmin" or "aniyei irekha
qodmin"? Also say it's about time to the exclusion of allocation?


Of course, this has to be mixed in with all the other rules of triage.
A qarov vs a kohein or TC, etc... (Not to mention an easy case like
yenem's CPR before your son's bandaid.) It's not always going to apply.

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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