tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post8371612029668074291..comments2024-03-27T07:01:13.725+02:00Comments on The Muqata: Organ Donations: A Dissenting Chareidi ViewJameel @ The Muqatahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15890095633246557332noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-85604429384164455852008-06-24T00:54:00.000+03:002008-06-24T00:54:00.000+03:00What's missing is Rav Zalman Nechemiah's opinion a...What's missing is Rav Zalman Nechemiah's opinion as to whether the consulting Rav is permitted to pasken that the patient's heart may be removed after a determination of brain death.<BR/><BR/>That's the million dollar question here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-50661863352451296132008-06-24T00:48:00.000+03:002008-06-24T00:48:00.000+03:00Kol hakovd to R.Z.N.Goldberg for standing up for h...Kol hakovd to R.Z.N.Goldberg for standing up for his halachic opinion.I hope it effcts Charedi thinking.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13087970632634299335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-3204376843257628352008-06-23T22:30:00.000+03:002008-06-23T22:30:00.000+03:00Ignoring the issue about Organ Donations, the real...Ignoring the issue about Organ Donations, the real potential for an uproar is that RZNG has basically said "Just because RYSE said that it's assur doesn't mean that everyone else is wrong. It doesn't mean that either side is right because we have a legitimate argument in psak so everyone follow their own Posek."<BR/><BR/>It's not going to cause a huge rush of Chareidim to sign the card (unless they do so and put RYSE as the Posek to be consulted; leHach'is).DTChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13452671110209029524noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13539920.post-17762778886683025502008-06-23T17:39:00.000+03:002008-06-23T17:39:00.000+03:00the ruling by R' Goldberg has the potential to cha...<I>the ruling by R' Goldberg has the potential to change the current Chareidi mindset towards Organ Donations as well.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm not so convinced. Chareidi mindset tends (ideally, at least) to be that of RZNG (as quoted at the so-called Yeshiva World): "each person is compelled to follow the derech of his rav."<BR/><BR/>Looking at the lists of Rabbis of various standing provided by HODS is not the way most chareidi pasken shailos.<BR/><BR/>OTOH, hopefully it will moderate some of the legal opposition, recognizing that it can no longer be called completely assur l'chol hadeios.Mikeagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15827275300296295639noreply@blogger.com