EPISODE · May 18, 2023 · 3 MIN
#14 - Preventative Medicine
from Climb Sinai: The Big Ideas of Judaism · host Rabbi Jack Cohen EdM
Based on Mishnah Torah I: Book of Knowledge, the Laws of Character Traits, Ch. 4 Why is there medical advice in a book of Jewish law? Is any of it relevant today, 840 years after its publishing? It is an obligation to ensure that our souls stay comfortably and functionally and happily inside our bodies. Illness is not good for maintaining awareness and focus on our mission here on earth. This is why, staying healthy is absolutely vital and obligatory.
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Based on Mishnah Torah I: Book of Knowledge, the Laws of Character Traits, Ch. 4 Why is there medical advice in a book of Jewish law? Is any of it relevant today, 840 years after its publishing? It is an obligation to ensure that our souls stay comfortably and functionally and happily inside our bodies. Illness is not good for maintaining awareness and focus on our mission here on earth. This is why, staying healthy is absolutely vital and obligatory.
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