EXOD232 The fact that doctors hold an important place in Jewish communities does not negate the fundamental Jewish belief that all healing does not come about due to any medicine or a particular doctor, but only through God. God is called "your doctor" in Scripture (this verse) including the healing that is derived from medicines and the advice of doctors. In fact, traditional Jews pray three times daily for God to relieve their illnesses without placing their faith on doctors or medicines. (Tenth blessing of the daily Shemoneh Esreh). Thus, in Judaism, prayer is no less an effective "medicine" to achieve healing than any physical pill or treatment.