Kitzur Shulchan Aruch, Siman 192 Part 1/2

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

How does the Kitzur have a person meet illness, before it comes and once it has? The Kitzur teaches to always ask for mercy not to fall ill, and lists teshuva, tefillah and tzedakah as removing the evil of the decree. The Kitzur notes that the Torah gave the physician permission to heal, while a person's heart stays focused on praying to Hashem, the faithful healer.

Key points

• Citing the Gemara, the Kitzur likens a bedridden person to one brought up to be judged.
• For a life-threatening illness, the Kitzur permits any prohibition except avodah zarah, gilui arayos and shefichas damim.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Asking for mercy before illness
2. 2:12Torah sage, tzedakah and Mi Shebeirach
3. 3:49Going to a physician
4. 8:30Bracha on medicine
5. 8:42Some authorities on issur d'Rabbanan
6. 8:54Life-threatening illness and its limits

Topics

• Pikuach Nefesh