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Tag Archives: Jewish Law

More Clashing of Worlds in Jerusalem

19-Nov-09

Despite some violence and 1,500 ultra-Orthodox protesters, shouting”Shabes! Shabes!” Intel Corp. says that it has no plans of closing down their chip making factory in the industrial zone of Har Hotzvim on Shabbat.
The protests were sparked by Intel’s opening of a new facility near the ultra-orthodox area; the company has operated on Saturday’s for [...]

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Elyashiv Aside, Here’s the Good News

13-Oct-09
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More Organ Stuff – Donating Jewishly Permitted?

25-Sep-09

According to the Chief Rabbinate of Israel…surprisingly yes. A somewhat shockingly unanimous decision was made 2 days ago by the religious government body that brainstem death constitutes death according to Jewish law. This would make it halachically permissible to remove an organ from a braindead person before the heart has stopped beating, making organ transplant [...]

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