When someone who has been following conventional medicine discovers the existence of an alternative medication that may help them, the halachah is that they must ensure the following two…
When someone who has been following conventional medicine discovers the existence of an alternative medication that may help them, the halachah is that they must ensure the following two…
Question: Would you know whether using the tools of muscle testing and pendulums for chiropractors, allergy specialists, kinesiologist, mental and emotional health, magnet therapy...are permissible? Is using these tools…
Orthodontic care to straighten teeth (i.e. braces), maxillofacial surgery to improve the look of the jaw, plastic surgery for cosmetic purposes—as well as other elective treatments may constitute the issur (restriction)…
Yes. But not on the day of Hoshana Rabbah unless needed then for life saving. פשוט שמותר וכמפורש גם בנו״כ סוסי׳ תסח לענין הושע״ר. אדה״ז שם ח. ויל״ע…
Question: I’ve had a number of requests lately to say tehillim from individuals who are going in for “tests”. What exactly is the teffila? It’s not procedure, it’s to…
Question: Hey rabbi I have a bris question if you have a second: We have a newborn patient who has hypospadias (penile deformity that usually precludes getting a Bris…
Question: My baby was diagnosed with… Regarding Tehilim said for her that she should recover, I heard there is such a thing as not publicizing. Should we be asking…
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שאלה מאחד מגדולי הרבנים שליט״א: שלום וברכה! אתמול ישבתי אצל אחד מגדולי הרבנים בעיר ברוקלין והגיע שאלה מרב ביהכ"נ באיזור מסויים, שבבית מדרשו יש כמה אחים, שאמם יהודיה אך…
- Originally published in the Tzemach Tzedek of Sydney community journal - Ok. Listen carefully. This is serious stuff we are talking about today. I recommend you “fasten…
Question: Please specify a detailed procedure on how to add a name to a relative who is in a hospital and is in need of a big Refuah Shleimah.…
Question: I am a medical student, part of the necessary education is working with cadavers. We don't actually cut them, but we have to touch them, move them and…
Question: I cant talk for a couple days in order to heal a throat muscle strain. Saying even a few words, whispering or mouthing is harmful to the strain.…
Question: Due to a health issue my father can not say or read brachos. However he can answer Amen and he is aware of what he is listening. My…
One may enter a social hall of a church if necessary for a non-religious but kosher gathering, provided it is not in the sanctuary. The room would need to…
Question: A while back, I was advising a friend of mine, (suffering from various, multiple medical issues) to seek out the advice of an experienced successful Doctor, who uses…
When addressing alternative medicine, an important point to consider is whether these methods are actually proven to help in a scientific way (whether logically or illogically). Many of these…
There’s no problem with it whatsoever. Sources: לא רק מצד פקו״נ, שבלא״ה אין שום איסור בהנאה. ואין חשש טמטום וכו׳, כיון שאי״ב סרך איסור בהנאה. ועד כאן לא…
(i.e. for someone who has BH until now had smooth natural births but still has fear of the pain in childbirth) Answer: There is no halachic objection to…
Question: If someone is in the hospital hooked up to a catheter, does he make an asher yatzar after each time he urinates? Does he need to wash his…
Question: Is there anything halachically wrong with hypnosis? Specifically doing it to yourself with audio guides. There are classes that teach women to hypnotize themselves to reduce pain in…
