tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post3257147583326668347..comments2024-03-05T21:22:43.426-05:00Comments on parshablog: Why I Oppose the Refuah Cardjoshwaxmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03516171362038454070noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-63246790975608911152015-11-04T18:13:45.292-05:002015-11-04T18:13:45.292-05:00B'H
I agree. I love this. I help my patients...B'H<br />I agree. I love this. I help my patients say it every time before I do cranial sacral treatments on them. Chazal say that a person has a specific time, healer and type of healing that they are meant to be healed by. This destiny can be changed by giving Tzedka and teshuva/tefilah. So I facilitate thier giving Tzedka and help them say the bracha. My question is halachically is one allowed to use Shem and malchus and where does one draw the line of when to say it. I also use essential oils which are very powerful in healing in most cases more then conventional medicine. Would i say it every time I apply?tifereshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10684971804164131705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-28652161302691628342013-06-15T22:31:39.934-04:002013-06-15T22:31:39.934-04:00Beautiful thing to do! Every time you say the pasu...Beautiful thing to do! Every time you say the pasuk you are acknowledging Hashem as the Healer of all healers! It's got a solid source, the Shulchan Aruch, unlike some of the wacky stuff you hear of people doing in the name of "Segula". I personally started doing it and I love that every time before I pop a pill, I stop and think, the pill won't make me feel better, Hashem will and does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-62258268559075236012012-03-23T01:02:57.842-04:002012-03-23T01:02:57.842-04:00Wow- talk about over- thinking a beautiful thing.....Wow- talk about over- thinking a beautiful thing..... imagine a world where the biggest issues are that people are thanking and recognizing Hashem in every minute aspect of life, even as trivial and putting on a bandaid. And what better chinuch to a young child than to show him/her the yad Hashem in every action. I vehemently disagree with the author of this article and his attack on this clear cut halacha. this is the equivalent of saying Baruch Hashem- this is a beautiful concept with halachik and rabinic backing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-4392530750788853682007-10-11T00:13:00.000-04:002007-10-11T00:13:00.000-04:00Beer Heitiv on the page.I posted a scan, now up as...Beer Heitiv on the page.<BR/><BR/>I posted a scan, now up as the top post (but who knows for how long...)<BR/><BR/>See it <A HREF="http://parsha.blogspot.com/2007/10/source-on-hakazat-dam-bloodletting.html" REL="nofollow">here</A>:<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://parsha.blogspot.com/2007/10/source-on-hakazat-dam-bloodletting.html" REL="nofollow">http://parsha.blogspot.com/2007/10/source-on-hakazat-dam-bloodletting.html</A><BR/><BR/>If you click on the image, it will zoom in so you can read it better.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-83766265897857715992007-10-10T22:49:00.000-04:002007-10-10T22:49:00.000-04:00I am trying to find the view that you quote from t...I am trying to find the view that you quote from the רד"א? Where can I find it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-66074492756515966532007-10-06T23:30:00.000-04:002007-10-06T23:30:00.000-04:00Who is the רד"א?Who is the רד"א?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-85134267773421491982007-09-19T21:06:00.000-04:002007-09-19T21:06:00.000-04:00Thanks. I'll add that to the post as an update, th...Thanks. I'll add that to the post as an update, that it has this Rabbinic backing.<BR/><BR/>What I meant by the query was: Who was the first to come up with the idea of cards? Was it yours, and after consultation as a result, both urged you to proceed? Or did Rav Cohen start by saying "this is something neglected that should be resolved. Is someone in the community willing to step up?"<BR/><BR/>If asked whether the Yehi Ratzon is appropriate for a wounded knee, *I too* would say, to someone who asked and was interested in saying it, "Sure." The question I would like to pose to someone like Rav Neuwirth is whether it really is a crucial concern of the Jewish people at this juncture that we revive a forgotten and neglected extension of a blessing, which even when proposed was a subject of dispute, and which therefore when said is said without Shem and Malchus. And further, whether a Jew who neglects saying this safek blessing without Shem and Malchut is thereby doing something wrong, by ignoring what is a halachic requirement. It is a different question, from a different perspective.<BR/><BR/>And my concerns mentioned in the post remain. I mean, there are plenty other neglected practices that have fallen into disfavor. For example, not drinking Zugot. Or, as I hope to cover in a forthcoming post, not eating eggs while a sleepover guest. Any others, but I am talking off the top of my head.<BR/><BR/>Also of concern to me is the "personal experiences" section of the website, seeking inspirational stories. Therein lies a path to granting it segulah status.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-12990163498928064132007-09-19T19:08:00.000-04:002007-09-19T19:08:00.000-04:00Not only did they both urge and approve, but they ...Not only did they both urge and approve, but they were actively involved in producing the verbage of the card.<BR/><BR/>Rabbi Krohn showed and reviewed the card with Rav Dovid Cohen prior to us producing them and he approved of them. In addition, Rabbi Krohn has distributed over 10,000 cards over the past few months.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-14543070037315461902007-09-19T06:06:00.000-04:002007-09-19T06:06:00.000-04:00may it be a merit for his memory.did both of them ...may it be a merit for his memory.<BR/><BR/>did both of them urge and both of them approve? and while they are Rebbeim of note, Rabbi Krohn, while a noted mohel and lecturer -- is he a posek of note?<BR/><BR/>I still disagree with the practice, for the aforementioned reasons.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-19352893119000003372007-09-18T23:30:00.000-04:002007-09-18T23:30:00.000-04:00FYI, the printing and dissemination of the refuah ...FYI, the printing and dissemination of the refuah card in memory of my father, Harav Asher Haham Abittan, zt”l, was done at the urging, and with the approval of, Rebbeim of note, namely the author of the Nishmat Avraham, Rabbi Abraham S. Abraham, M.D. and Rabbi Paysach Krohn. They in turn received encouragement for the project from their Rebbeim. For example, the recitation of the Yehi Ratzon was presented to Rav Yehoshua Neuwirth, Shlita (author of Shemirat Shabbat K’Hilchata). Rabbi Neuwirth stated that one should say the Yehi Ratzon even when putting a bandage on a child’s skinned knee (See soon to be published updated Nishmat Avraham).<BR/><BR/>Chaim S. Abittan<BR/>chaim@refuahcard.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-78963156295924355582007-08-03T14:07:00.000-04:002007-08-03T14:07:00.000-04:00šteg:you are certainly correct about not needing a...šteg:<BR/>you are certainly correct about not needing a shehakol, since it is not taken to satisfy thirst or hunger.<BR/><BR/>and it certainly is not problematic to say the tefillah if you have the inclination to do so. i'm worried more about the reinvigoration and systemization of this custom.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-11954032071954859322007-08-03T11:19:00.000-04:002007-08-03T11:19:00.000-04:00interesting... i've been saying barukh rofei’ hhol...interesting... i've been saying <I>barukh rofei’ hholim</I> for years when taking medicine, but only because i felt weird not saying anything.<BR/><BR/>(please correct me if i'm wrong about medicine not needing a berakha <I>shehakol</I> or whatnot)Steg (dos iz nit der šteg)https://www.blogger.com/profile/07694556690190505030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-14406352832732421912007-08-03T10:30:00.000-04:002007-08-03T10:30:00.000-04:00Please see the article in 5 Towns Jewish Times by ...Please see the article in 5 Towns Jewish Times by Rabbi Hoffman on the cards. It's on pages 66 and 67 here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.5tjt.net/pdfs/20070427_Issue.pdf.pdf<BR/><BR/>-Friend of Chaim'sAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-5987546968771616252007-08-03T06:48:00.000-04:002007-08-03T06:48:00.000-04:00Cupping ( שטעלן באנקעס shteln bankes "to set cups"...Cupping ( שטעלן באנקעס shteln bankes "to set cups" in Yiddish)is actually coming back into fashion in some alternative medicine circles. An impressive comeback for a procedure immortalized as the epitome of ineffectiveness in the expression "עס העפֿלט װי אַ טױטן באנקעס" (<I>es helft vi a toytn bankes</I>--It helps like cupping helps a corpse), that is, the only thing that could be more futile than cupping is cupping a corpse.the chocolate doctor מרת שאקאלאדhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17844956689807749316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-10440014914079909062007-08-02T18:56:00.000-04:002007-08-02T18:56:00.000-04:00thanks.I got "cupping" from Soncino. I suppose he ...thanks.<BR/>I got "cupping" from Soncino. I suppose he was using the alternate definition -- "wet cupping/blood cupping" at the bottom of that Wikipedia link.joshwaxmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05149022516101476797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-65960452705073284842007-08-02T17:41:00.000-04:002007-08-02T17:41:00.000-04:00Good points! Two technical corrections..."Cupping...Good points! Two technical corrections...<BR/><BR/>"Cupping" or baankes (in Yiddish?) is NOT blood letting. The practice involved applying vacuum pressure to specific body points by taking a cup, somewhat larger than a shot glass, placing it upside down (open side down) on the body pressure point associated with the disease, inserting a small amount of kerosene thereby filling it with fumes, lighting it carefully, the burn uses up part of the air creating negative pressure and very tightly sealing the now heated remaining air and cup against the body. <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fire_cupping" REL="nofollow">More here.</A><BR/><BR/>Blood letting is literally reducing blood in the body by inserting an open IV and letting a pint of blood drain out. <BR/><BR/>Leeches are and ancient and now again modern method of applying a blood-drinking creature, the leech, to a part of the body that either has a problem with blood flow or an infection. Because the leech applies a natural anesthetic and a natural anti-coagulant, it's been found to be extremely effective at draining blood painlessly, and has recently returned to modern medicine as more effective than all other modern techniques.Akivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13042484533217272945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-34630761386693899222007-08-02T17:17:00.000-04:002007-08-02T17:17:00.000-04:00HMMMMM, I will talk to my husband about your post ...HMMMMM, I will talk to my husband about your post - It will be an interesting discussion.<BR/><BR/>www.zahavapasternak.blogspot.comTorahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397520832337128230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5589564.post-47803520921234536842007-08-02T16:47:00.000-04:002007-08-02T16:47:00.000-04:00I noticed that you enjoy controversy...I noticed that you enjoy controversy...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com