- Halacha
- Idols and Idolatry
Qi Avodah zorah?
Question
I do martial arts that follow the concept of qi (chi,ki) i wanna know is there a connection or association with Judaism like is there a Jewish outlook on it. According to Judaism is qi a legitimate concept.
Answer
Judaism does not have a "position" as to what types of excersize programs or meditations are "legitimate". Good health is certainly a halachic value. I have not been able to find any reason that ki is objectionable, and it certainly sounds interesting. If you find any rituals or rites, they should be investigated, but the basic idea of energies is not paganism.

Painting (2 dimensional art) of a Buddhha like face
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Adar 18, 5781

Kosher yoga
Rabbi David Sperling | Av 12, 5776

Bowing to a ruler
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 6 Tevet 5766

Photograghs
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 14 Tevet 5766

Rabbi Chaim Tabasky
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky teaches a shiur in gemarah at the Beit Midrash program of the Machon Hagavoah l'Torah at Bar Ilan University. He is also a certified examiner of STa"M (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot) and a narrative therapist.

Powered Parachute Flights
5 Tammuz 5764

Wedding During Sfirat Haomer
29 Iyyar 5764

Names of Our Fathers
19 Sivan 5764

Can One Say Torah is Boring?
19 Sivan 5764

How to kosher a Barbeque Grill
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 11, 5776

Bracha on water
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Cheshvan 16, 5769

Backyard Eruv
Various Rabbis | 15 Kislev 5763

Tehillim for a deceased parent
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Tammuz 8, 5773

Showing hair when covering your hairline
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 25, 5782

What is Jeremiahs meaning?
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Sivan 25, 5782

Relations with a gentile woman
Rabbi David Sperling | Sivan 20, 5782
