After teaching the students, the rabbi walked with them for a while. The student asked him, "Teacher, where are you going?"
"Fulfill a religious responsibility."
"Which religious responsibility?"
"Go to the bathroom and take a bath."
The student asked, "Is this a religious responsibility?"
The rabbi replied, "If someone is assigned to scrub the statue of the king in theaters and circuses, he will not only get money for this work, but also get to know the nobles." . Then, I was created in the image of God. Shouldn't I take care of my body? "
In this Jewish anecdote, keeping the body clean is called a religious responsibility, because Jews believe that the human body is the work of God, and the body must be worshipped as the work of God.
Jews believe that the body is given by God and parents. Out of respect for the creator, everyone should insist on washing his face, hands and feet every day.
When Rabbi Yakiba was imprisoned by the Romans, Rabbi Joshua, who sold coarse flour, took care of him every day and brought him water.
One day, the jailer met Joshua and said to him, "You brought too much water. Do you want to make a hole in the prison with water to let the prisoner escape? "
So the jailer poured out half the water and returned the rest to him. When Rabbi Joshua saw Agrippa, Agrippa said, "Don't you know that I am old and my life cannot be separated from what you bring?"
Joshua told Yakiba what had happened.
Akiba said, "Give me water and I'll wash my hands."
Joshua said loudly, "that's not enough to drink!" " "
Yakiba replied, "since the law stipulates that people who don't wash their hands should die, what can I do?" For my own sake, I'd better die of thirst, and don't go against my colleagues' views. "
Sure enough, he didn't drink a drop of water before washing his hands.
There is no doubt that the Jewish concept of healthy life helps people to maintain and obtain a healthy body. Moreover, paying attention to hygiene is the minimum life requirement for scientific life and healthy survival.