Jewish Law and Organ Donation
Jewish life cycle events, including death and its preparations, have specific rituals and rules and forty years ago, I learned about the prohibition against autopsy and cremation from my Day School Rabbi-teachers. In order to be resurrected when Moshiach (the Messiah) finally came, our bodies had to be intact. But – and this was tough to wrap my 10 year old mind around - according to readings from Ezekiel, we come back in a Tim Burton-movie-ish way, with just our dry bones clomping around the... Sign in to see full entry.