Q: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 the virus or whatever…
Tag: Health
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Blowing Your Nose Bracha
Q:We make a bracha asher yatzar thanking Hashem for the gift of being able to expel waste from our body. Why don’t we make the same bracha for sneezing or blowing the nose?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Health Foods
Q:In order to better take care of our bodies, should we eat natural health foods?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Shabbos Sleep
Q:Should one sleep on Shabbos afternoon?
Rav Avigdor Miller on A Nazir’s Sin
Q:What is the meaning of that gemara that says that it’s a sin for a person to become a nazir because he’s taking away the pleasures of the world from himself?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Dealing With Business Trouble
Q: If a person is experiencing problems in his business, how can he prevent himself from being overwhelmed by his problems?
Rav Avigdor Miller on When Not To Blame Hashem
Q:I was listening to one of your lectures and you said that everything comes from Hashem; that Hashem is paying you back for something. And then you quoted the sages that the only thing that doesn’t come from Hashem is the common cold. Can you explain that?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Depression and Sleep
Q:What should somebody do when he is annoyed by depression and sadness and doesn’t know what the reason is?
Rav Avigdor Miller on The Best Prayer
Q:Why do say the bracha of refa’einu, the blessing of “Heal us,” when we are not ill?
Rav Avigdor Miller on Mussar Mosquitoes
Q:What lesson should we learn from the mosquitoes and the diseases that they sometimes carry?