PACHAD FEAR A 1)At the very moment a wicked person is stricken by fear, the Holy One is fulfilling the desires of a Tzaddik. 2)A person who is afraid makes mistakes. 3)Trust in God and you will be saved from fears. 4)Remembering our forefather Abraham is a segulah for eliminating fear. 5)Giving charity eliminates fear. 6)Reciting the words, "HaShem Tevakot - God of Hosts," is a segulah for eliminating fear. 7)Fear nullifies a person's haughtiness. 8)Fear saps a person's strength. 9)A person with intelligence need not be frightened by insignificant sounds. 10)Even if a person cannot see what is terrifying him, his mazal sees. To dispel this fear he should either jump away four steps; recite the Sh'ma Yisrael; or say, "The goat in the slaughterhouse is fatter than I am (Megillah 3a)." 11)A person who is afraid should sing happy songs. 12)Picturing God's name, "Elohim" in your mind's - eye will dispel any fears you may have. 13)One who consumes money belonging to Jews will be beset by fears. 14)A person who is lax in reciting the required blessings before and after eating will be plagued by fears. 15)By trusting in God you will not become frightened. 16)The beaten willow branch [of Hoshanah Rabbahl is a segulah for dispelling fear. 17)One who is attentive to and fulfills the verdict of a Jewish court is saved from fears. 18)Immersing in a mikvah 310 times or giving a present to a Tzaddik dispels one's fears. 19)Speaking truthfully saves a person from nighttime fears. 20)By being humble, You will not become frightened. 21)When the inhabitants of a house are terrified, it indicates that the Other Side has a portion therein. 22)Whenever a feeling of fear is followed by an outbreak of fires, it is an indication that the fear will be dispelled. 23)Fear comes because of flattery. 24)When the Jews are united, the nations are afraid of them. 25)When the Jews forget God and no longer rely upon Him, they become frightened of the nations. 26)Anxiety produces fear. 27)A person's fears lead him to tell lies. 28)The light of a candle is a segulah for [dispelling] fear. 29)Taking pride in one's wealth brings fear. 30)Fear comes because of anger. 31)Anxiety and fear clog the heart. 32)Studying Torah while sitting at a meal saves a person from fear. 33)When a person is afraid, it is a sign that the Holy One has hidden His face from him and that he has been beset by harsh judgements. 34)A person who does not confess his sins will be plagued by fears. B 1)When a person is stricken by fear, he should realize that some trouble has befallen one of his contemporaries. 2)Sometimes, a person becomes frightened prior to receiving some good. 3)One who flees from trouble is wise. 4)After having frightening dreams at night, don't take to the road on the [following] day. 5)When a person's death is imminent, even if he is perfectly healthy and doesn't know that a decree of death has been passed against him, he will nevertheless experience fears and will [unwittingly] say that his death is at hand. PIDYON SHAVUYIM REDEEMING CAPTIVES A 1)A person's haughtiness causes him to be taken captive. 2)Refute the words of idolators! By acknowledging their ideas you will fall into their hands. 3)Attributing a statement to its originator brings redemption to the world. 4)By redeeming captives, those who have been led astray by the redeemer will also be gathered in. 5)A person who does not leave his house is like a captive. 6)For the sin of homosexuality a person is taken captive. 7)When a person shows compassion for captives, God saves him from death. 8)When a person is held captive, his soul is also in captivity Above. 9)One who comes to the Tzaddik for advice and then violates it, will be taken captive. 10)When a person feeds the starving, the Holy One saves him from being jailed. 11)One who does not rectify the sins of his youth will be taken prisoner. 12)A person who has often circumcised children or has regularly Provided the food required by a poor man to make a meal in honor of his son's circumcision will be saved from imprisonment. B 1-2)Incarceration and pain in one's legs are punishments for immorality. When a disciple who is unqualified to instruct others does so anyway, he is also punished with one of these afflictions, as well as being placed at the mercy of evil forces. Giving charity is a segulah for nullifying these afflictions. 3)A person who doesn't plead for mercy for his friend falls into captivity. He can redeem himself by providing food for some living creature. 4)Having relations with one's wife on days when this is forbidden causes a person to be imprisoned. 5)When a Jew is taken captive, the wise men of the generation are no longer able to draw from the wellsprings of wisdom which he brings into the world. The opposite is true when he is freed from captivity. 6)Sometimes, by being taken captive a man is spared the loss of his children. 7)A person guilty of slander will be punished with imprisonment. 8)While in captivity, a person's hair and clothing acquire a foul spirit which makes him both repugnant and contemptuous. 9)Exerting oneself to redeem captives is a segulah for having children. 10)[The strength of] all the generation's leaders are united in the person who works to redeem captives. PRISHUT ABSTAINING FROM WORLDLY PLEASURES B 1)A person who abstains from worldly pleasures and then retracts from his asceticism falls into even greater physical desires than beforehand. 2)Abstinence produces satisfaction. 3)When a person abstains from sexual relations, it is as if he fasted. 4)When a person abstains from his wife on the night of her ritual immersion, he will turn sick and spit up blood. POSEK HALAKHIC CODIFIERS B 1)When a person [masters] the study of Poskim, so that he is able to instruct others, through this he causes a number of barren women to conceive. 2)Studying the Shulchan Arukh brings one to the fear of God. 3)Studying Halakhic Codifiers nullifies thoughts of idolatry. 4)Whenever a wicked man prospers, it becomes difficult to develop new insights into Jewish law. [His success also has an effect on court cases, in that] the litigants cannot accept the judge's verdict. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
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PIDYON SHAVUYIM REDEEMING CAPTIVES A 1)A person's haughtiness causes him to be taken captive. 2)Refute the words of idolators! By acknowledging their ideas you will fall into their hands. 3)Attributing a statement to its originator brings redemption to the world. 4)By redeeming captives, those who have been led astray by the redeemer will also be gathered in. 5)A person who does not leave his house is like a captive. 6)For the sin of homosexuality a person is taken captive. 7)When a person shows compassion for captives, God saves him from death. 8)When a person is held captive, his soul is also in captivity Above. 9)One who comes to the Tzaddik for advice and then violates it, will be taken captive. 10)When a person feeds the starving, the Holy One saves him from being jailed. 11)One who does not rectify the sins of his youth will be taken prisoner. 12)A person who has often circumcised children or has regularly Provided the food required by a poor man to make a meal in honor of his son's circumcision will be saved from imprisonment. B 1-2)Incarceration and pain in one's legs are punishments for immorality. When a disciple who is unqualified to instruct others does so anyway, he is also punished with one of these afflictions, as well as being placed at the mercy of evil forces. Giving charity is a segulah for nullifying these afflictions. 3)A person who doesn't plead for mercy for his friend falls into captivity. He can redeem himself by providing food for some living creature. 4)Having relations with one's wife on days when this is forbidden causes a person to be imprisoned. 5)When a Jew is taken captive, the wise men of the generation are no longer able to draw from the wellsprings of wisdom which he brings into the world. The opposite is true when he is freed from captivity. 6)Sometimes, by being taken captive a man is spared the loss of his children. 7)A person guilty of slander will be punished with imprisonment. 8)While in captivity, a person's hair and clothing acquire a foul spirit which makes him both repugnant and contemptuous. 9)Exerting oneself to redeem captives is a segulah for having children. 10)[The strength of] all the generation's leaders are united in the person who works to redeem captives. PRISHUT ABSTAINING FROM WORLDLY PLEASURES B 1)A person who abstains from worldly pleasures and then retracts from his asceticism falls into even greater physical desires than beforehand. 2)Abstinence produces satisfaction. 3)When a person abstains from sexual relations, it is as if he fasted. 4)When a person abstains from his wife on the night of her ritual immersion, he will turn sick and spit up blood. POSEK HALAKHIC CODIFIERS B 1)When a person [masters] the study of Poskim, so that he is able to instruct others, through this he causes a number of barren women to conceive. 2)Studying the Shulchan Arukh brings one to the fear of God. 3)Studying Halakhic Codifiers nullifies thoughts of idolatry. 4)Whenever a wicked man prospers, it becomes difficult to develop new insights into Jewish law. [His success also has an effect on court cases, in that] the litigants cannot accept the judge's verdict. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
PRISHUT ABSTAINING FROM WORLDLY PLEASURES B 1)A person who abstains from worldly pleasures and then retracts from his asceticism falls into even greater physical desires than beforehand. 2)Abstinence produces satisfaction. 3)When a person abstains from sexual relations, it is as if he fasted. 4)When a person abstains from his wife on the night of her ritual immersion, he will turn sick and spit up blood. POSEK HALAKHIC CODIFIERS B 1)When a person [masters] the study of Poskim, so that he is able to instruct others, through this he causes a number of barren women to conceive. 2)Studying the Shulchan Arukh brings one to the fear of God. 3)Studying Halakhic Codifiers nullifies thoughts of idolatry. 4)Whenever a wicked man prospers, it becomes difficult to develop new insights into Jewish law. [His success also has an effect on court cases, in that] the litigants cannot accept the judge's verdict. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
POSEK HALAKHIC CODIFIERS B 1)When a person [masters] the study of Poskim, so that he is able to instruct others, through this he causes a number of barren women to conceive. 2)Studying the Shulchan Arukh brings one to the fear of God. 3)Studying Halakhic Codifiers nullifies thoughts of idolatry. 4)Whenever a wicked man prospers, it becomes difficult to develop new insights into Jewish law. [His success also has an effect on court cases, in that] the litigants cannot accept the judge's verdict. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
