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==Donating Blood==
==Donating Blood==
# It is permissible and a mitzvah to donate blood because it is used to save lives.<Ref>[https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?v=82369 Rav Yitzchak Yosef (Motzei Shabbat Kedoshim 5779 min 1)]</ref>
# It is permissible and a mitzvah to donate blood because it is used to save lives.<Ref>[https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?v=82369 Rav Yitzchak Yosef (Motzei Shabbat Kedoshim 5779 min 1)]</ref>
==Heart Transplant==
# A heart transplant isn't allowed since it is a major dispute if taking a live heart is considered killing the donor.<Ref>[https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?v=82369 Rav Yitzchak Yosef (Motzei Shabbat Kedoshim 5779 min 10)]</ref>
==Sources==
==Sources==
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Revision as of 03:56, 9 May 2019

Donating Blood

  1. It is permissible and a mitzvah to donate blood because it is used to save lives.[1]

Heart Transplant

  1. A heart transplant isn't allowed since it is a major dispute if taking a live heart is considered killing the donor.[2]

Sources