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In Israel, Potential Organ Donors Could Jump the Queue
laron writes "In Israel, a new law is in the making: Holders of donor cards and their families would get preference if they should need an organ for themselves. Apparently this initiative faces resistance from Orthodox rabbis, who hold that organ donation is against religious law. Jacob Lavee, director of the heart transplant unit at Israel's Sheba Medical Center, and one of the draftees of this new law, hopes that a broader pool of organs will ultimately benefit everyone, but acknowledges that one of his primary motivations is 'to prevent free riders.' (Apparently receiving an organ is OK under religious law.)"
can go to the end of the line
This is the kind of stuff Jesus was criticizing in the bible
Jesus is not high on the orthodox required reading list.
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A lot of Jewish folk in the US have pig valves in them. There are tons of heart and vascular problems that have nothing to do with diet in some of their communities, it is sort of heartbreaking.
An Education is the Font of All Liberty
They even have similar looking leaders - old guys with long beards wearing black.
And of course, they have formed a coalition to control the world through the sound of awesome rock music, otherwise known as ZZ Top.
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(get away, you zombies! it's not food!)
Jewish law doesn't prohibit anything involving pigs except for eating them, and praying in places where you can smell them.
Thank G-d for that. I was worried that the Rabbi wouldn't like it if he found out I was screwing them.
They're cracking down. As we all know, the problem is uploading, not downloading.