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Thank you, Meir. I probably would have written a very complex
explanation that would have been rambling.
Kat
Meir Weiss wrote:
> Do we all understand what a judge is?
>
> A dayan is a jewish judge is a member of a city where many jews are, which
> there are obligated by torah to sets up a community beit din
>
> A community court for jews to seek justice according to torah law.
>
> Beit house din law= community courthouse
>
> In a brief nutshell that's it
>
> Now this young man has been threatened with murder? by the drs? Hospital?
> if they unplug him?
>
> And a dayan in the closest beit din to this young man should be and
> probably already has been apprised of the situation
>
> And how and what to proceed according to torah.
>
> m
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>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Cerebral Palsy List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> [log in to unmask]
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2008 17:27
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: UPDATE ON CASE INVOLVING REMOVAL OF FRUM BOY FROM LIFE
> SUPPORT POSTED EARLIER ON YWN:
>
> Meir, perhaps if you explained what a dayan is, people might understand
> better. (I know what it is, but I think you'd do it better than I.)
>
> Kat
>
> Original Message:
> -----------------
> From: Peter Hunsberger [log in to unmask]
> Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 16:20:54 -0600
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: FW: UPDATE ON CASE INVOLVING REMOVAL OF FRUM BOY FROM LIFE
> SUPPORT POSTED EARLIER ON YWN:
>
>
> Fair enough, but everything I've ever read on the subject (admittedly not a
> lot) leads me to the same conclusion....
>
> On Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 4:08 PM, Meir Weiss <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
>> I have not done the subject proper justice
>>
>>
>> And this is where a dayan is c r I t I c a l ly necessary
>>
>>> ========================================================
>>>
>> Afraid I don't buy into this line of reasoning. If I did, I'd also
>> have
>>
> to
>
>> believe the converse: that we should not be allowed to play God and
>> decide to extend life in the first place. If we don't have the right
>> to pull the plug on the respirator then we don't have the right to put
>> anybody on the respirator....???
>>
>>
>
> --
> Peter Hunsberger
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