Q: I heard the Rav once say that the concept of four basic elements making up the human body is not a Jewish idea. But I’ve seen it quoted in seforim.
Tag: Medicine
Rav Avigdor Miller on Psychiatrists
Q:You say that we should avoid speaking to fools because their words make foolish impressions on our minds. Does this mean that a psychiatrist should not be a psychiatrist because he’s going to constantly hear these crazy things from people?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Mcdonalds, Davening, Jewish History, CPR, Comets and Chinese Auctions
Q: Is there anything wrong with patronizing a kosher branch of a fast-food store that is modeled after a goyishe franchise? Let’s say there’s a glatt kosher McDonalds, can I go in there to eat?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Sleeping Well and Avoiding the Psychiatrist
Q: What would the Rav give as an עצה, some advice, to conquer his temptation to sleep?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Gemara-Healing
Q: The Gemara says, “Chash bi’chol gufo ya’asok ba’torah” (Eiruvin 54a). If you are sick, then you should learn Torah in order to heal. Would the Rav say that one can overlook this chazal and instead go to sleep in order to get better?