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2. MEDICINE, CULTURE AND ETHICSORGAN DONATION 3. DONOR CATEGORIES 1 23LIVE DONATION HEARTBEATINGNON-DONATION HEARTBEATINGDONATION 4. NON-HEARTBEATING CADAVERICDONATION 5. SANCTUARY OF THE SOUL 6. SANCTUARY OF THE SOULJews, however, believe that evenafter death the deceased is stillcalled a person and not acorpse, [as the verse states] Aperson who has died (Numbers 19:14).Even after death, there remainsresidual holiness in the body whichserved as a receptacle for thesoul, and therefore, we treat it withrespect. Rabbi Moshe Sofer (1762-1839) 7. OBLIGATION TO BURY If [the deceased] had instructed that he not be buried after his death, we do not listen to him, because burial is a mitzvah (commandment), as it states, You shall bury him [on that same day] (Deuteronomy 21:23). Maimonides (1135-1204), Mishneh Torah, Laws of Mourning, 12:1 8. OBLIGATION TO BURYOne who delays the burial of thedead overnight is in violation of anegative commandment, unless thedelay is for the honor of thedeceased and tocompletepreparation of the [burial] needs ofthe deceased. Maimonides (1135-1204), Mishneh Torah, Laws of Mourning, 4:8 9. OBLIGATION TO BURY 10. FORBIDDEN BENEFIT It is forbidden to derive benefit from any part of the dead, except for the hair, from which it is permitted, since it is not part of the body. Likewise, it is forbidden to derive benefit from the coffin or any of the shrouds.Maimonides (1135-1204), MishnehTorah, Laws of Mourning, 14:21 11. RABBI UNTERMAN RABBI AUERBACH RABBI YOSEF 12. A TORAH OF LIFE You shall observe My statutes andMy ordinances, which a person shalldo and live by them. I am the Lord.Leviticus 18:5not die by themTalmud Bavli 13. THE PARAMETER? 14. CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER 15. STEPPING BACK, LEAPING FORWARD Our sages have stated that physicians have been given permission to heal. They are acting with the permission, and indeed by order, of the Torah Jewish ethical and legal teachings. It is therefore clear that even if listening to a physician will cause a temporary suspension of a laudable activity, the Torah will not remain in debt and this temporary break will lead to you having the strength to increase your observance of Judaism in the future. Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson(1902 1994)