{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Lemaan Yishmeu - Rabbi Braun","title":"Organ Donation for Scientific Research","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2060,"description":"In this week’s episode, the topics discussed by Rabbi Braun include:\n\nTorah reading and haftorah:\nCan a minyan for Torah reading (e.g., Aseres Hadibros on Shavuos) be arranged in a way that skips the maftir and haftorah?\nCan the maftir of Parshas Hachodesh or Parshas Zachor be read on its own as an independent obligation?\nWhat is the practical setup for children to come and hear the Aseres Hadibros as the Rebbe wants?\nTznius standards in earlier generations: \nWhy do some older photographs appear to reflect a less stringent standard of tznius?\nHow should we understand the fact that some within earlier generations, in certain circumstances, appear to have placed less emphasis on particular aspects of tznius dress than is standard today?\nOrgan donation for scientific research: \nIs it halachically permitted to donate one’s body for the benefit of scientific and medical research?\nDoes the answer change for a non-Jew who wishes to do so?\nIs there a difference dependent on the actual medical or scientific benefit involved?\nPromises and shidduchim: \nIf someone says their child is busy now but will return to this shidduch suggestion later, is that considered a binding promise?\nWhich kinds of commitments are mutually understood as tentative, carrying no real obligation to follow through?\nShabbos reheating: \nIf fully cooked chicken was placed wet on a heat source on Shabbos for a brief amount of time, is the food permitted after the fact?\nDoes it matter whether it actually reached the halachic level of cooking?\nKiddush for a baby girl: \nIs there a source for making a celebration or seudah for the birth of a girl?\nWhen is the best time to hold such a gathering?","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/3yjUxK4ctnSViSNoRJs1n70YSJC3FwrMVpVQRYN5Smo/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kNzFk/ZDFmMTU2ZjhiNGUz/NTZlMjQwNWM3OTRi/ZDVlNC5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}