Halachic Organ Donor Society

Thousands of people die every year due to organ failure,
so in 2001, Robert Berman founded the Halachic Organ Donor Society to offer Jews a way to donate according to their halachic beliefs and to disseminate information showing halachic and rabbinic support of organ donation. 

Berman relays the perception of one transplant surgeon, “Jews are known as a people who take organs when they need them, but they don’t donate them when asked.” The HOD Society attempts to dispel widely held misconceptions about Jewish law that prevent people from donating their organs and encourages Jews to save a life in this 

particular way. 

At first blush, this may not sound like a sexy project to support, but HOD Society is taking on a concern of our day, encouraging awareness about this critical issue. By distributing brochures, giving lectures, managing an educational Web site, and advocating on this issue, HOD
is saving lives—one person at a time.