Passing a Knife
Q: Is it true
that one should not pass a knife from one person's hand to another's but rather
should place it on the table and the other person pick it up?
A: Not true (see
Ner Be-Ishon Layla p. 240).
Clothing on the
Deceased
Q: Can I wear the
dress of a woman who passed away? I was
told that it will bring me negative energy.
A: Nonsense (One
should only refrain from wearing shoes that were being worn by a person when he
passed away. Gesher Ha-Chaim Vol. 1
8:2).
Complete Fast
Q: There is a
concept of a complete fast called "Inedia", in which one eats no food
and is sustained by the air, light and universal energy. Some have followed this method for years and have
been sustained?
A: Nonsense. A person needs food and drink. Those who claim that they do not eat are
deceptive and eat in secret. A critical
medical trial with the head of the cult was stopped after a few days because it
reached a dangerous stage. Students pay
a huge sum of money for these seminars.
Three naïve students died from starvation (Skepdic.com).
Segulah for Woman
to Cover Her Hair
Q: My wife does
not want to cover her hair. Is there a
Segulah so she will?
A: Speak to her
heart (And similarly in Shut Doresh Tzion, Ha-Rav Ben Tzion Mutzafi said: There
are no Segulot. Work and you will be
successful in explaining it to her).
