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So I ask you. Have you kept the 10 commandments perfectly your whole life? This question was sent to me by an old colleague who has recently decided to try to point out the error in my ways to to come over to his avoda zara known as xtianity. I keep pointing out how far off he is, and be keeps coming back to try to "explain things to me". I felt that my response to this particular question was worth sharing on this week before Rosh HaShannah. There is *no* such thing as "The 10 Commandments" in our scripture. That translation is a pure fabrication. However, to answer the intent of your question: Yes, I do keep G-d's commandments; all of them. I also sin. The two are not in contradiction to each other. G-d, because of His infinite love for us and because of our infinite devotion and love for Him, made an unbreakable covenant with us to be His holy people and a nation of priests. Our receiving the Torah at Mt. Sinai was the formal "signing" of

Brain dead does not mean dead!

Please note the following article: Man declared dead, says he feels 'pretty good' And after you've digested that, check out this article from New Scientist a couple of years ago: Not brain-dead, but ripe for transplan t So in spite of the fact "brain dead" patients sometimes come "back to life" (ie, they were never dead in the first place), they are even contemplating making it easier to declare someone dead just to "increase the pool" of available organs. My favorite quote from that article: "Doctors are very pragmatic," says Christopher Doig, a critical care specialist at Canada's Foothills Hospital in Calgary, Alberta. "But there is something inherently bothersome about changing the way we are going to determine death so that we can increase the numbers of organs for donation." Isn' t that inspiring? At least Mr. Doig feels it is "bothersome" to murder people to harvest their organs.