The Rambam famously held that sorcery was mere deception, which the Torah forbids in order
to keep the Jewish people from foolishness. He wrote – All these matters are lies and deception that the original idolaters used to fool the non-Jewish nations to follow after them. It is not fitting for Israel, who are wise Sages, to be drawn after this nonsense, nor to imagine that there is any benefit to them.Whoever believes in these types of practices and considers that they are true and wise, but theTorah simply forbade them, is foolish and lacking intelligence. (Hilchot Avoda Zara 11:16). As certain as the Rambam was in stating his position, he was virtually the only
one among the great Sages throughout the generations to deny any truth or reality to these forbidden spiritual practices.
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My father, a"h, used to say that this was a whole industry designed to enrich a few men. If God is all-powerful, all-knowing and all-present, then He hears my tefillah. I don't need a conduit. I don't need assistance. I humble my heart, open it to Him and pray.
What, handing money to someone I don't know will get me a Divine audience? It's that easy? I don't need to care, do mitzvos or be decent, just shell out money? Isn't that Catholicism?
They prey on the most desperate among us --- beyond sickening!
Uriah's Wife 5:42:
It is surprising that nobody went to take some of the residue from the wasteline drains from Rav Kanievsky's apartment, put it into empty bottles, and charge a few sheqels for some of the "Holy Shit!"
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