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Donation can raise both urgent medical needs and serious halachic questions.
Renewal
Facilitates living kidney donation within the Jewish community, guiding and supporting both kidney patients and donors through the entire transplant process.
Gift of Life Marrow Registry
A blood stem-cell and bone-marrow registry that helps cure blood cancers and immune disorders through donor matching.
Halachic Organ Donor Society (HODS)
Educates on the halachic and medical questions around organ donation and offers a donor card that lets members choose donation criteria consistent with their halachic view.
Before you use these resources
In an emergency, call your local emergency number (911 in the U.S.) or your community Hatzalah.
These organizations are independent and are not operated by or formally affiliated with JMAR or the Jewish Physicians Network. We list them for educational and informational purposes. Coverage areas vary — some serve one city or hospital, others operate nationally or in Israel — so confirm scope and availability directly with each organization.
Living kidney donation, marrow donation, and deceased organ donation are not the same halachic or medical scenario, so families should be careful not to treat one answer as covering every case.
The organizations below focus on kidney donation, marrow registry participation, and education around organ donation and halacha. For end-of-life or death-determination questions, families should also seek case-specific rabbinic and medical guidance.
Related JMAR resources
- Halachic Guidance for Medical and End-of-Life Decisions
- Jewish Bereavement, Burial, and Chevra Kadisha Resources
- Cancer Support for Jewish Patients and Families
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Know a reliable organization, hotline, or patient-support service that belongs here? This directory is growing, and we welcome recommendations.