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How much credence should a Torah Jew give to current medical theories in the field of health and proper nutrition?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Not Kissing the Sefer Torah
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The Rav mentioned tonight that we are admonished to not put our fingers in our mouths or in our noses unless we wash our hands first with soap and water. And you even quoted the Gemara that says יד לחוטם תקצץ יד לפה תקצץ – “The hand that goes into the nose or into the mouth deserves to be cut off” (Shabbos 108b). So how do you reconcile that with the minhag that we have to kiss the sefer Torah?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Slaughtering the Korban Pesach in America
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What is one of the lessons that we can learn from the קרבן פסח?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Jelly Doughnuts
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Is there anything wrong with eating candies, cakes, doughnuts and things like that?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Well Visits
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If a man is completely healthy as far as he knows, but he goes to a doctor for a complete checkup and x-rays, is that a chisaron in his bitachon?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Gemara-Healing
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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?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Checklist For Choosing a Wife
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What factors should a boy look for in a girl when deciding who to marry?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Blaming Yourself Instead of Hashem (May 1999)
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The Rav said tonight that when someone gets sick or hurt, he shouldn’t blame Hashem, but he should look to blame himself for not taking care of himself properly. But shouldn’t we be looking back to see which sins we did to cause Hashem to punish us with the cold or virus or whatever it is?
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Rav Avigdor Miller on Yeneh Machla
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How does one avoid getting cancer?
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