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Sunday, July 3 • 10:45am - 11:45am
Brain death and organ donation in Jewish law

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“Jews need to buried whole, Jews can’t get an autopsy, Jews need their organs for resurrection of the dead!” You hear many beliefs, but do they survive reflection? Come and explore Talmudic texts that shed light on this 20th Century phenomenon called Brain Death. Can you really be dead if your heart is still beating? Once you are in the hospital experiencing the trauma of losing a loved one you are in no emotional state of mind to learn the medical and halachic issues surrounding organ donation. You need to educate yourself now so you can make an educated decision.

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Robert Berman

Robert Berman is a graduate of Harvard University (MPA), Baruch College (MBA), Yeshiva University (BA), Gruss Kollel and Yeshivat Hakotel. He has been published in New York Magazine, The Jerusalem Post, Jewish Week, Moment Magazine, Ha’aretz, Times of Israel, and the Jerusalem Report... Read More →


Sunday July 3, 2016 10:45am - 11:45am AEST
Moriah Room Central Lecture Block, University of New South Wales, Kensington