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was a shoteh, but instead advised him [according to the young man’s
folly] as to how to extricate himself from his predicament, telling him
to declare everything he owns ownerless -- except for his tallis and
tefilin so that he shouldn’t miss out on the mitzvah of tzitzis – and
then he wouldn’t render his property forbidden. He also advised him
to pay no attention to his troublesome thoughts but rather to pray to
Hashem. This is the approach that tzaddikim took towards healing
the sick. They didn’t embark on a headlong confrontation, instead
avoiding it with love and a pleasant approach.
ɳ Summary and Conclusions
One should pray to Hashem yisbarach to grant the therapist common
sense and insight for finding the way to influence the anorexic patient
to resume eating and drinking and may Hashem yisbarach give them
a complete recovery.
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