Q&A: A Chosen People / Segulah
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A Chosen People / Segulah
Question
What do you think? Ostensibly, a segulah for all kinds of illnesses is no worse than a placebo, and therefore someone who investigated and concluded that one should not believe in it is the one harming himself. And it’s a shame to waste a good placebo that has already spread and become established. And perhaps someone who publishes refutations of segulot and mocks them is also causing a bit of harm.
Answer
This is a question of wisdom versus health. I’m in favor of wisdom.
There is a proven and recommended segulah—namely, the Ministry of Health’s “purple badge,” which is already hinted at in the Sephardic version of Kaddish: “and rescue, healing, relief, and deliverance,” meaning that keeping space between people rescues one from the plague.
With blessings, B/ Sigal T.