Q&A: Do Not Stand Idly By Your Neighbor's Blood
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Do Not Stand Idly By Your Neighbor's Blood
Question
What are the parameters of the prohibition? Can one say that when I see a blood donation van and I can donate with almost no effort on my part, and I do not donate, I am violating "do not stand idly by your neighbor's blood"?
Answer
I don't think so. In order to violate it, you have to see a concrete person who is in danger, and only you can save him, yet you still ignore it. That is not the situation there. But it is certainly proper to donate.