2006-09-09 17:21:21 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
yes. anything required to save a life, including breaking a commandment, is always absolutely necessary in judaism.
EDIT
http://www.askmoses.com/article.html?h=553&o=2029273
unfortunately this guy doesnt give the reasons behind it, but you can go into the chat with a rabbi and ask him about it if you want
2006-09-09 17:24:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 8⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It may not be the ideal and preferred way, but if it's necessary it is allowed.
Sanctification of life ("Kiddush ha'chayim") is a very important value in Judaism, and it allows the Jewish believer to violate almost any religious law in the name of life. When a Jewish person is in a real danger ("Piku'ach nefesh") he must break any mitzah that may put his life in risk, except of three unbreakable rules that all people must implement, according to the belief :
*blood shedding: killing other people.
*forbidden sexual relations: incest.
*idol worshipping: paganism.
2006-09-11 08:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by yotg 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
Pigs are not kosher for eating. It is permissible to use them in other capacities, e.g. a pigskin football.
This was something a Grey's Anatomy episode last year got wrong. (i.e. a religious Jewish girl in the episode refused the transplant)
2006-09-10 14:20:48 · answer #3 · answered by BMCR 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It will depend on his/her beliefs and the religious doctrines of the Jewish Culture he/she was raised in. Either way, it's his/her choice if they can bare the idea of having a part of a livestock animal inside his/her body.
2006-09-10 00:33:33 · answer #4 · answered by The Young Creator 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes. The preservation of human life surpasses any other commandment.
2006-09-10 01:25:05 · answer #5 · answered by me41987 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It is totally permissible in Judaism
2006-09-10 00:25:44 · answer #6 · answered by Quantrill 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
???wots wrong with a human heart or valve
2006-09-10 00:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by nathan 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes. nothing disallows it if there are no alternatives, and it will save a life.
2006-09-10 00:26:26 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If they want to live then they should not care where it comes from.
2006-09-10 00:28:20 · answer #9 · answered by melrae1116 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm thinking yes? It might be a Muslim who can't.
2006-09-10 00:24:36 · answer #10 · answered by Karen Astrid 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋