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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br><a href="http://muqata.blogspot.com/2012/02/donate-year-of-your-life-for-r-elyashiv.html">http://muqata.blogspot.com/2012/02/donate-year-of-your-life-for-r-elyashiv.html</a> <span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>are there halachic parameters for this? i assume there is no chiyuv to donate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>========================================================<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>There’s literature on giving up your life for a greater person – seems to start with sefer chassidim 698 and a r’ akiva/ reuvain ben itztrolibi which I can not trace any earlier. If anyone has earlier cite, let me know please.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>The whole rshut/chiyuv/recommended question is fascinating.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>KT<br>Joel Rich<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><br><br><table bgcolor=white style="color:black"><tr><td>THIS MESSAGE IS INTENDED ONLY FOR THE USE OF THE <br>
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