Q&A: Amnon Yitzhak and the Disabled Man Who Stood Up on His Feet
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Amnon Yitzhak and the Disabled Man Who Stood Up on His Feet
Question
Hello Rabbi,
Several questions, and thank you very much for the time you devote to answering them.
- Is there room to be lenient and wait only one hour between meat and milk?
- There is a fairly well-known video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC5KdmzIy5U ) (300,000 views) of Amnon Yitzhak with someone who took upon himself observance of the commandments and then stood up on his feet. What does the Rabbi think about that case?
- Does the Rabbi know Rabbi Zamir’s books? If so, what is your opinion of them? (In terms of whether to read them or not, or more generally your attitude toward his books and similar books.)
Answer
- One should follow the accepted custom in your home. If there is a special reason, one can perform annulment of vows before a rabbi.
- I haven’t seen it, and I do not put much trust in events and descriptions like these.
- I did not like what I saw. It seems to me like low-grade religious propaganda.
Discussion on Answer
All kinds of things. There’s no point discussing it in general terms. Anyone who feels he has a problem should go to a rabbi, and he will decide whether that reason is sufficient to annul the vow or not.
1. What could count as a special reason?