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Thursday, July 10, 2008

Halocho #119 - Consulting wizards

The Parsha this week is Balak; all about Bilam the Wizard's failed attempts to curse the Jews. The Torah commands us to kill all witches and wizards. (Shmos 22:17) It's forbidden to consult with witches and wizards. To treat a life threatening situation that seems to be caused by the occult one may use a non-Jewish witch or wizard. (Whether witches and wizards really exist, or if they are simply muggles adept at sleight of hand, is a matter of dispute amongst Rabbinical authorities.) Source Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 166:5 - Danny Thursday, 7 Tamuz 5768
Please daven for a little girl - TAMAR bat NAAMA - תמר בת נעמה - who is undergoing chemotherapy