Can one have a proper Tahara (ritual washing) upon death if the person was an organ donor?
The treatment of the deceased according to Jewish law includes rehitzah (practical washing), taharah (ritual pouring of water), and halbashah (dressing the corpse in a white shroud). Sometimes the physical state of the body after a car accident, open chest surgery, or donation of certain organs may limit or even preclude application of these rituals. According to Jewish law, observance of these rituals is not more important than saving someone’s life through organ donation.
