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Preventive Health

Journal · Article Preventive Health Jul 30, 2026

Is There a Halachic Obligation to Live a Healthy Lifestyle?

Eliyahu M. Kochman, David E. Saltz, and Rabbi Mendel Prescott

This article examines the halachic duty to protect health and avoid danger, with attention to diet, obesity, alcohol, smoking, occupational risk, and recreation.

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