Articles

Below you will find articles by rabbis, doctors and scholars about the halachic and medical issues surrounding brain-stem death and organ donation. Some articles are pro organ donation and some are con. We believe by showing all positions, we can allow the public to judge for themselves where they stand on these issues.

346. Title: Determination of Death
     Author: Prof. Avraham. S.
     Publication: Nishmas Avraham, Volume II
     Year: Unknown
     Download:   Hebrew
     HOD Comment:

      

347. Title: Consent of the Deceased in Organ Transplantation
     Author: Yisraeli, Rabbi Shaul
     Publication: ASSIA - Volume 9
     Year: 2003
     Download:   Hebrew
     HOD Comment:

     Publisher: The Dr. Falk Schlesinger Institute to Medical-Halachic Research at the Sha’are Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem

      

348. Title: Premature Babies, Non-viable Babies, and Anencephalic Babies: Potential Organ Donors
     Author: Halperin, Dr. Mordechai
     Publication: ASSIA - Volume 13
     Year: 2010
     Download:   Hebrew
     HOD Comment:

     Publisher: The Dr. Falk Schlesinger Institute to Medical-Halachic Research at the Sha’are Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem

      

349. Title: Disconnecting a Terminal Patient From an Artificial Respirator
     Author: HaLevi, Rabbi C. D.
     Publication: Cross Roads: Halacha and the Modern World; Page 147
     Year: Unknown
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

350. Title: Barriers to Organ Donation in the Jewish Community
     Author: Feld, Jordan, MD; Pat Sherbin, MD; Edward Cole, MD
     Publication: Journal of Transplant Coordination, Vol.8:19-24, Number 1
     Year: March 1998
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

     This study shows major objections to organ donation held in the Jewish community (at the time of its publication in 1998), with an eye toward developing methods to overcome these barriers. The most common reasons cited by participants were perceived religious prohibition and ethical considerations. This association was more likely to be found in participants with formal Jewish education. The authors go on to highlight the need for better community education on organ donation and sponsorship of organ donor registration, which they address in the guide “Organ Donation: A Jewish Perspective.” Reprint Requests: Phone 416-921-1130, email more@transplant-ontario.org

      

351. Title: Death According to the Halacha
     Author: Soloveitchik, Rabbi Ahron
     Publication: Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society/XVII, The
     Year: 1989, Spring / /Pesach 5749
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

352. Title: Ethical Aspects of Organ Transplantation – Hebrew
     Author: Glick, Prof. Shimon
     Publication: The First International Colloquium on Medicine, Ethics & Halacha
     Year: 1993
     Download:   Hebrew
     HOD Comment:

      

353. Title: ASSIA Abstracts
     Author: Fink, Ph.D., David
     Publication: Jewish Medical Ethics
     Year: 1997, January
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

354. Title: Artificial Heart Implantation
     Author: Bleich, Rabbi J. David
     Publication: Contemporary Halachic Problems, Vol. III, Chapter VIII
     Year: 1989
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

355. Title: Ethics of Organ Donations, The
     Author: Tendler, Rabbi Dr. Moses
     Publication: N/A
     Year: 1995, December 4
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

     A Lecture Summary

      

356. Title: Rabbi Moshe Feinstein’s Influence on Medical Halacha
     Author: Rosner, Dr. Fred
     Publication: Journal of Halacha and Contemporary Society/XX, The
     Year: 1990, Fall / Succot 5751
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

357. Title: Organ Transplants: Responsa
     Author: Yisraeli, Rabbi Shaul
     Publication: ASSIA Journal of Jewish Medical Ethics and Halacha;Vol. III, No. 1
     Year: 1997, January
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

358. Title: The Laws of Saving Lives: Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach
     Author: Halperin, Dr./Rabbi Mordechai
     Publication: ASSIA Journal of Jewish Medical Ethics and Halacha; Vol. III, No. 1
     Year: 1997, January
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

359. Title: Sheep Experiment – Hebrew
     Author: Auerbach, Rabbi Shlomo Zalman as discussed by Yosef Eliyahu
     Publication: Hatorah Hamesamachat
     Year: 1998
     Download: English
     HOD Comment:

      

360. Title: Medical-Halachic Decisions of Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910-1995)
     Author: Steinberg, Dr./Rabbi Avraham
     Publication: ASSIA Journal of Jewish Medical Ethics and Halacha;Vol. III, No. 1
     Year: 1997, January
     Download: English
     HOD Comment: