Illness as Punishment?

Question

Is physical illness a punishment from Hashem for our bad deeds?

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Answers

  1. No, it is not. In Temple times a physical ailment could definitely have been a physical manifestation of a spiritual problem. But, ever since the destruction of the Temple we no longer relate to physical sickness as being directly related to the spiritual realms.

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