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<DIV>See Merkeves Hamishna on the Rambam, and Shu"t Tzitz Eliezer v 17 Siman
30.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Sun, 22 Aug 2010 11:52:26 -0400 "Prof. Levine" <<A
href="mailto:Larry.Levine@stevens.edu">Larry.Levine@stevens.edu</A>>
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<DIV><FONT size=3>Rambam in Hilchos Avoda Zara 11:12 who after forbidding to
say pessukim from the Torah for physical relief quite vehemently, saying that
not only is that considered magic it also includes the one who does it among
Koferim in the Torah! because the words of the Torah are supposed to heal the
Nefesh and not the Body. He then continues "avol habori shekoro pesukin o
mizmor mitilim kedei shetogen olov zechus kerioson veyinotzel mitzoros
unezokim harei zeh mutar." A healthy person who reads verses or a poem of
Tehilim so that he should be protected by the Zechus of reading, that is
permitted. Note that there is no way that someone is allowed to read for
another person. It is only permitted to say it for oneself.
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<P></X-SIGSEP>Yitzchok Levine</FONT>
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