BANIM CHILDREN A 1)If a person cries and mourns the passing of an honest man, he will merit raising his children. 2)Care must be taken that a baby boy not go bareheaded. 3)A person need not worry about having enough to support his children. As they grow so does his income. 4)A person who prevents his fellow man from being fruitful and multiplying will go into hell childless. 5)A man who forces his wife to have marital relations will have indecent children. 6)The dif faculties of child rearing will be a great burden for a woman whose menstrual flow is heavy. 7)The daughter of a kohain who marries an Israelite and the daughter of a Torah scholar who marries a boor will bear no offspring. 8)Fasting on Thursdays is beneficial for raising children. 9)A modest woman is rewarded with good children. 10)Sons are born to the woman whose husband joyously celebrates the holidays and properly adorns tefillin. 11)There are times when praying for children on behalf of a person who has none will bring about that person's death. 12)Because people do not fulfill their oaths, children are punished with death. 13)Moving from one place to another causes a person to be blessed with children. 14)Older children do not die for the sins of their fathers. However, when the desecration of God's Name is involved, even older children die. 15)One who eats meat and drinks wine will conceive healthy children. 16)A person who gazes upon the heel of a woman or at his own wife when she is impure will have indecent children. 17)A man who has lived in Eretz Yisrael for ten years and has remained childless should divorce his wife: it would seem that he is unworthy of building himself [a family] through her. 18)What should a person do to have male children? He should marry an appropriate woman, sanctify himself when he is with her and beseech the One to whom the blessing of children belongs. 19)Whoever bears children does so in his own likeness. 20)A person should guard himself against cutting down a tree before its time, for this is detrimental to the raising of children. 21)Whoever exerts himself in charitable ways will have children who are rich, wise and masters of Aggadah, the non-legal passages of the Talmud. 22)What should a person do to have children? He should apportion his money to the poor and make his wife happy before having marital relations. 23)just as it is forbidden to kill a person, so it is forbidden to chop down a fruit-bearing tree before its time. 24)We find the term "death" applied to Yoav because he left no progeny like himself. Of King David it is said that he was "laid to rest" because he left a son like himself. 25)The evil-eye does not rule over one whose first child is a girl. 26)Whoever raises an orphan in his home, it is as if he fathered him. 27)Whoever teaches his friend's son Torah, it is as if he fathered him. 28)Forty days prior to the formation of the embryo, a man should pray that his wife bear a son. 29)The wife of a man whose thoughts are immoral will also have such thoughts. When she entertains immoral thoughts, the forces of evil come to her in her dreams and, because of this, her children die. 30)When a man is unfaithful to his wife, she will do the same [to him]. 31)Whoever burns his friend's wheat will leave no son to inherit him. 32)A woman who loses her children in childbirth should put an apple on her head [while delivering them]. 33)Whoever begins a mitzvah but does not complete it buries his wife and sons. 34)A man who marries a woman for money will have indecent children and will lose the money in no time at all. 35)A person who occupies himself with Torah and acts of charity is rewarded with many children. 36)Children do not die for the sin of their fathers unless they carry on in their fathers' ways. 37)Marital relations are beneficial for the foetus: purifying and providing the child with alertness, strength and a prominent appearance. 38)A person who has no children should accept upon himself the yoke of exile. 39)Taking away a friend's means of income is like violating his wife. 40)Being given over into the hands of one's enemies is like being bereaved of one's sons. 41)If a man has sexual relations with a gentile woman or with another man or if he entertains thoughts of idolatry, his son will not be a Torah scholar. Even if he should teach his son Torah, he will forget it. 42)Good children are very beneficial for their ancestors. 43)Children die because of falsehood. 44)Whoever does not separate from his wife near to the expected time of her menstruation, his sons - even if they resemble those of Aaron - will die. A person who does separate will have male children who are fitting to be instructors of Jewish Law. 45)Whoever uses wine in performing the Havdallah service separating the Sabbath from the week, will have male children who are fitting to be instructors of Jewish Law. 46)A person who sanctifies himself by behaving modestly during marital relations will have male children. 47)Care should be taken not to allow a baby to nurse from an evil woman, because the milk he suckles can either make him pure or impure. 48)Warm water and oil are good for an infant's health. 49)By not withholding oneself from nature's call, a person's prayers on behalf of his children will be accepted. 50)Offspring resemble their father and mother in appearance. 51)Indecent behavior in a man's house is worse than the war of Gog and Magog. 52)Coming early and staying late in the synagogue lengthens the days of one's children. 53)A person should not favor one of his children over the others. 54)Lighting Chanukah and Shabbat candles makes one worthy of having sons who are Torah scholars. 55)By showing love for the Sages, a person's sons will become rabbis. By honoring the Sages, his sons-in-law will become rabbis. 56)Children die in their youth when people do not fulfill their oaths; when they neglect Torah study; fail to keep the mitzvot of mezuzah and tzitzit; and for the sin of unwarranted hatred. 57)If a person tithes his money, his children will be saved from diphtheria. 58) Innocent] schoolchildren die for the sins of their generation. 59)Securing myrtle branches for the Shabbat makes one worthy of having children who are Torah scholars. 60)A segulah for a woman who miscarries is to bathe a bride before her wedding. 61) The nature] of a person's sons and daughters will be influenced by what he eats [prior to their conception]. 62)A person whose children die should not have marital relations during the week, but only on the night of Shabbat. 63)Drawing a bow and arrow on Lag B'Omer is a segulah for children; as is singing the prayers while leading the congregation in worship. 64)A child must be taught to behave properly right from the start. 65)The songs and praises of God which are recited before the light of day are a segulah for having children, for a woman who lacks the milk [she needs for nursing] and for a wife whose nature it is to be angry. 66)A person who humbles himself in the presence of his teacher and despite being shamed, turns to his teacher with all his doubts, merits having a son who is even greater than this teacher in the study of Torah. 67)A person who accepts his suffering with love merits offspring who will live long. 68)God performs great deeds for a person in accordance with his name. This is because a person's name influences [all aspects of his life]. 69)When a person raises his voice in order to show off, his children will be taken captive. 70)A man who is childless should use oil regularly. 71)There are times when a person, by changing dwellings, saves the life of his children. 72)By pursuing peace, a man saves his sons from death and exile. 73)When a person does something which is afterwards a hindrance for other people, all good is severed from his offspring. 74)Occasionally, the great love between husband and wife prevents her from having children. 75)Most barren women who later conceive give birth to a son. 76)Children die because of fraud. 77)The Tzaddik has the power to curse a man so that he will not have decent children. 78)The person in whose house the Tzaddik takes lodgings is blessed with children. 79)A person who longs to perform some mitzvah but is unsuccessful will be rewarded with children. They will inherit his greatness and will accomplish this mitzvah. 80)When a man deprives others of their livelihood, in the end his children die. 81)A magnet is a segulah for having children. 82)A person's children die when he uses names of impurity or magic, or if he believes in them. 83)When a husband and wife wash their hands and give charity before engaging in marital relations, they remove the spirit of impurity from the children which they beget. 84)There are women who bear females and not males. 85)By reciting the chapter of tzitzit (Numbers 15:37-41) with great devotion and fear and by clothing the naked, a person merits having sons. 86)When the year has been a prosperous one, take this as a sign that the Jews will be fruitful and multiply. 87)The children of a woman who uses magic will die, and she will become a widow. 88)A segulah for a nursing mother with an insufficient supply of milk is for her husband to mourn the destruction of Jerusalem. 89)When people are false, their children are made to suffer. The place in which they live can also have [a negative] effect upon them. 90-91)If a person brings joy to a groom and bride or if he is heedful [of the mitzvot which involve] lighting candles, his wife will bear sons. 92)When there has been an abundance of rain it is a sign that many sons will be born during that year. 93)Husband and wife who curse each other will not raise their children. 94)Plant some type of produce, and when you harvest it, give it to the poor and have no pleasure from it yourself. This will be a segulah for raising children. 95)A man who places excessive fear [in the hearts] of the people of his generation will not establish progeny whose hearts contain wisdom. 96)When a person has no pity on his children, he shows that he hasn't any understanding of holiness. 97)Not reviewing one's studies and forgetting them causes one s children to die. 98)A person who has acted immorally will not raise his children. 99)The Name of God, Elohah protects children. 100)A person's children will not follow evil ways if he endeavors to secure a livelihood for those who seek God. 101)By having faith in the Tzaddikim, a man's children live and endure. 102)When a male child comes into the world so does lovingkindness. 103)A person who causes grief to his parents is not worthy of raising sons. 104)By pursuing peace, a person lives to see his children's children. 105)Damage to a door or window is a sign that one's children will suffer sickness. 106)When there is strife, it is a bad sign for one's children; peace is a good sign for them. 107)A man who cannot control his temper has foolish children. 108)A person who shows respect for his father is rewarded with sons. B 1)A person who feels the pains of child rearing should recite the sections of the Torah which depict Creation (Genesis 1), daily. Reading this also saves him from falsely being accused of stealing. 2)A segulah for having children is to humble oneself. Planting a vineyard is harmful for the raising of infants. 4)Working to redeem someone being held captive is a segulah for having children. 5)Reciting the maamadot, a collection of Torah readings originally read during the sacrificial ceremony, is beneficial for one's children. 6)A woman whose children die from diphtheria should bathe her [other] children in oil and then light this oil at the time of her ritual immersion. 7)A person who successfully defends his faith against a majority who argue against him, will, because of this, be worthy of many children; his progeny will fill the world. 8)Silver formed into the Hebrew letter heh is a segulah for being fruitful and multiplying. 9)Sometimes, the structure of a house prevents the woman [living there] from bearing children. When the beams in the structure are not placed into the position designated for them during the six days of Creation, the house is considered a ruin even while it stands. This ruin harms the woman and she cannot bear offspring. 10)[In choosing] a mohel, a circumcisor, one should look for a man who is both a Tzaddik and God-fearing. For when the mohel lacks expertise [and righteousness], it can, God forbid, result in the circumcised infant being incapable of reproducing or in his becoming an epileptic. 11)When a person's son occupies himself with Torah study it is as if he never dies. 12)The milk of a righteous woman provides the child with the fear of Heaven and gives him mastery in this world. 13)A person who causes his friend to fall from faith suffers childlessness. 14)When there is peace in the land, children are born to the Jews living there. [These children will develop into] instructors of Jewish Law. 15)When a person, while having relations with his wife, takes care so that neither he nor the time are exceedingly hot or cold, the children that are born will be very wise. 16)If a person rules over his evil inclination, his children will not follow evil ways and because of this he will prosper monetarily and not be put to a test. 17)Because a woman is not from distinguished lineage, she can have indecent children even if she herself is righteous. 18)When grain is abundant in the world, it is a sign that males will be born; when wine is abundant, it is a sign that females will be born. 19)A man who has no son should make it a habit to bring presents to Torah scholars and recite the portion of Bikkurim (Deuteronomy 26:1-11), the first fruit offering. He should also learn a great deal of Talmud and minimize his study of Aggadah which is a segulah for daughters. 20)When a person [masters] the study of Poskim, the Halakhic Codifiers, so that he is able to instruct others, through this he causes a number of barren women to conceive. 21)Sometimes, by being taken captive a man is spared the loss of his children. 22)By giving charity one merits having children. 23)A segulah for a woman who has difficulty in childbirth is to hang the cemetery key around her neck. This key is also a segulah for [countering] barrenness. 24)A man who experiences an emission [should be concerned that] his children will die. 25)There are certain types of wood which, when used in building a bed, will hinder conception and child rearing. Likewise, there are certain types of wood which are beneficial for conception and raising children. 26)When a man's children die in their youth, [he should have] the mother of his remaining son make a garment which the child should wear until he grows up. 27)When the Jewish people are fruitful and multiply, the nations issue new decrees against us. 28)The suffering a person endures proves beneficial for child bearing. 29)Thorns are a segulah for bearing children. 30)It is well known that when a person is born circumcised his power of imagination is good and wholesome. BAYIT A HOUSE A 1)A person should avoid entering an abandoned house, because it is a place of evil spirits. 2)One who suffers misfortune in one place should go elsewhere. 3)When the Tzaddik enters a house which is destined for a blessing, the blessing comes as well. 4)There are places in which good things are destined to happen and [others destined] for the opposite. 5)The seemingly natural occurrences which befall man, for good or bad, are [actually influenced] by time and place. 6)Revenging one's jealousy destroys a man's home. 7)A person has no desire to [leave behind any] benefit to a place which he abandons. 8)Don't live in the vicinity of a boor who behaves piously. 9)Any house where the words of Torah are heard at night will never be destroyed. 10)People age twice as fast in a city built on a slope. 11)There is a blessing in a house where the wine pours like water. 12)Do not enter a house in which there are crosses. 13)A person who wants to move into a house should first recite the entire Pentateuch and then move in. 14)A person who owns no property is not a man. 15)A person's location can cause him to sin. 16)A woman's anger and immorality destroys her home. 17)It is a bad sign for a house when its threshold and entrances are destroyed. B 1)Living in the upper storey of a house is better for serving God than living in the lower storey. 2)Sometimes, the structure of a house prevents the woman [living there] from bearing children. When the beams in the structure are not placed into the position designated for them during the six days of Creation, the house is considered a ruin even while it stands. This ruin harms the woman and she cannot bear offspring. 3)At the entrance of a person's house one can determine if the merit of the owner's ancestors has ceased or if it is still in effect. 4)A man should make sure that a fruit-bearing tree was not used in the construction of his house. 5)Concerning the beams of a building: If a man is deserving, they are like the standing Serafim - burning angels - and the building will remain standing for a long time. If he is not worthy, the Seraf im are consumed. This type of fire is most common. 6)It is a bad sign for a man's offspring when he builds a wall and its top part falls off. 7)A man only has pleasure when he lives in a place where his ancestors once lived. 8)A segulah for a person moving to a new house is to bring into it a sword, a knife or some other type of weapon. A hint to this is found in the verse "A house is built with ChoKhMah, wisdom" (Proverbs 24:3); the letters being an acronym for "Klei Chomos Me'cheiroteihem - weapons are their wares" (Genesis 49:5). [The explanation of me'cheiroteihem is alternatively,] their swords or their places of dwelling. 9)The roof of a house is an indicator of what will happen to the group or family [which inhabits it]. BUSHAH EMBARRASSMENT/MODESTY A 1)A person who embarrasses his friend becomes dumbstruck and forgetful. 2)It is permissible to embarrass those rabbis who purchase their position for self-pride. It is appropriate to disgrace them and to make light of their honor. Do not stand up for them or call them rabbi. The mantle they wear is like a donkey's saddle. 3)It is better to neglect Torah study than to embarrass a fellow Jew. 4)If a person embarrasses a Torah scholar or if he shames his friend in the presence of a Torah scholar, he will become a heretic. He is called "one who acts brazenfaced to the Torah." 5)The coat of the Tzaddik atones for the spilling of blood. 6)When people ridicule you, you should fast and cry. 7)The only reason you are shamed is so that you should repent for those transgressions which you take lightly. 8)You are also sent embarrassment when you rejoice in your friend's troubles. 9)Picture the letters of the word Emunah - and you will never be disgraced. 10)A person who has to leave objects as collateral in order to borrow money must have despised these objects in a previous incarnation. 11)A man who suffers shame can hope for salvation. 12)One who wants to be modest should picture his mother's image. 13)You can acquire the quality of modesty by giving charity for Heaven's sake. 14)It is known that when a person is disgraced, it is because he lacks trust in God. 15)A person who digs a hole will eventually suffer some shame. Sometimes, the matter even causes him to become the topic of everyone's discussions. 16)Having trust in God will spare a man from being shamed. 17)A man who steals from a pauper will suffer embarrassment. 18)Be tolerant and bear the disgrace and shame you receive from a person who is not your enemy. His disgracing you certainly comes from Heaven; with it you will be hidden and protected from Satan, who is your enemy and who is always raising himself up against you with accusations. By being tolerant of the embarrassment at the hands of one who is not your enemy, the real enemy - Satan, will not 19)Using flattery will cause you to be despised in the eyes of the nations. They will curse you and vent their anger against you. 20)When a person embarrasses you and makes fun of you, it is because you must have disgraced his ancestors. 21)When everyone embarrasses you and they cause you anguish, remain silent and don't leave your house. 22)When they shame you - give charity. 23)By giving charity you will achieve the quality of modesty. 24)The Holy One, blessed be He, exacts repayment for a king's shame; even if one nation embarrasses the king of another. 25)In the World to Come, the sinner will be ashamed to face his rabbis. 26)One who embarrasses a Torah scholar will find no cure for his wounds. 27)Don't jump to embarrass a friend when you hear him say something false. Rather, make some gesture so that he will recognize that it is not so. 28)It is a mitzvah to publicize the wicked. 29)A man who gets embarrassed will not easily sin. 30)It is well known that if a person has no modesty, his ancestors did not stand at Mount Sinai. 31)It is better for a person to have himself thrown into a flaming furnace than to publicly shame a friend. 32)When your friend embarrasses you, admit to his words. 33)Publicly embarrassing one's friend is like spilling blood. [A person who does this] descends into Gehinom and does not come out. 34)It is better for a man to have sexual relations with a woman whose unmarried status is in doubt than to embarrass his friend in public, for which he loses his portion of the World to Come. 35)Do not embarrass a fellow Jew who keeps the Torah and mitzvot. But it is permissible to shame and verbally deceive an [intentional] sinner. 36)All of Heaven's gates have been sealed, except for the gate [which receives the complaints] of a man who has been cheated. 37)All retribution is exacted through a messenger other than in cases involving deceit, [where the cheater is punished directly by God]. The curtain of Heaven is never sealed to [the prayers] of a person who has been cheated. B'GADIM CLOTHING A 1)The clothing a person wears is indicative of his character. 2)A person who [must] go barefoot must be a sinner. 3)When a man is stubborn or fails to fulfill his oaths, he loses his clothing. 4)In the end, a man's children will have to go unclad and barefoot if he has not refrained from gazing upon his father's nakedness. 5)A man who eats before praying will lose his clothing. 6)A haughty man loses his clothing. 7)A person who lures his friend from the good path to the evil one will not have with what to clothe himself. 8)A man who serves as a guarantor for a gentile loses his clothing. 9)There will come a time when the Holy One, blessed be He, will exact punishment from those who dress in the clothing of the gentiles. 10)A person who, because of his poverty, must wear torn clothing will [only find] help by crying out to God. 11)Anyone who shows disrespect for clothing will in the end have no pleasure from them. 12)By providing clothing for the poor, a man is spared embarrassment. 13)A man who is careful not to embarrass anyone is rewarded with [fine] clothing. B 1)Telling stories about Tzaddikim draws the light of Mashiach into the world and dispels much darkness and pain. The teller is also rewarded with beautiful clothing. 2)A person who is accustomed to cursing will not have clothing for the Shabbat. 3)A person who [pays special attention to] clothing his feet, such as by wearing very exquisite footwear or pants, will become pretentious. 4)A person who shows disrespect for the mitzvah of tzitzit will not merit being buried [when he dies]. 5)A person who provides clothing for his friend can change his friend's will in any way he wishes - in both physical and spiritual matters. 6)When a man wears his father's clothing it is easier for him to follow in his father's ways. 7)"L'chu lachmu v'lachmi u'shetu b'yayin masakhti - Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled" (Proverbs 9:5). L'chu Lachmu V'Iachmi U'shetu is an acronym for LULAV. B'yain - with its four letters - has a numerical value (76) equivalent to the first letters of etrog, hadas and aravah (1+5+70=76); and maSaKhTi is the aspect of SuKkoT. By fulfilling the mitzvot of the Four Species and sukkah, a person is rewarded with food, drink, clothing and with a revived spirit. Through the mitzvah of sukkah he merits clothing in the aspect of, "When I made a cloud its garment" (Job 38:9). By virtue of the willow branch he gains sufficient drink, through the myrtle branch he brings vitality to the soul; and by taking the branch of the palm tree and the etrog of the citron tree, both of which contain edible fruit, he merits having enough to eat. BITACHON TRUST IN GOD A 1)A person who has trust in God fears nothing. 2)Trust in God brings peace. 3)Trust in God comes from fearing Him. 4)Faith produces trust in God. 5)A person who does not trust in God tells lies. 6)Telling lies prevents a person from trusting in the truth. 7)When a man trusts in God, the Holy One, blessed be He, saves him from all anguish - particularly from being killed. 8)When apersontrustsingod,heis freefrom having torely on others. No one can insult him. 9)Trust in God saves one from worry. 10)By trusting in God a person will merit knowing the Holy Names. 11)A person who does not possess the quality of trust in God should guard against shaming anyone. He should also take care to pray with an attentive heart. 12)The life of a person who trusts in God will not be cut short. 13)A person who does not trust in God should rise before the morning's light and recite supplications in a loud voice. 14)Through silence a person merits trusting in God. 15)By not sealing his business agreements with a handshake, a man attains trust in God. This can also be achieved by not associating with wicked people. 16)A flatterer loses his trust in God. 17)The waters of the Jordan River are a segulah for trust. 18)By trusting in God a person comes closer to Him. 19)When a person trusts in gentiles - what is his is theirs. B 1)When a person does something with faith, and in the course of doing so stumbles, he should trust that the Holy One will save him. God arranged this obstacle for him so that he should pave the way for his sons to be saved from this stumbling block. 2)A man who guards against idolatrous thoughts will always trust in God; never worrying about tomorrow. He is on the level of, "Blessed is God who day after day bears our burden" (Psalms 68:20 ). Because of this, [the Holy One] "observed no iniquity and saw no misery in him," (Numbers 23:21), and anyone who lays a hand upon him, it is as if he attacks the apple of God's eye. B'SORAH TIDINGS A 1)A person who is in the habit of bringing good tidings clothes himself in the quality of Elijah the prophet. 2)Don't carry bad news: a number of people have died after receiving bad tidings. 3)A person who performs a mitzvah correctly is not brought bad news. He [even has the power to] nullify the Holy One's decrees. 4)Relating bad news causes a person to fall into constricted consciousness. B 1)By making it a habit to be the bearer of good tidings, a person's feet will not pain him. B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
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BAYIT A HOUSE A 1)A person should avoid entering an abandoned house, because it is a place of evil spirits. 2)One who suffers misfortune in one place should go elsewhere. 3)When the Tzaddik enters a house which is destined for a blessing, the blessing comes as well. 4)There are places in which good things are destined to happen and [others destined] for the opposite. 5)The seemingly natural occurrences which befall man, for good or bad, are [actually influenced] by time and place. 6)Revenging one's jealousy destroys a man's home. 7)A person has no desire to [leave behind any] benefit to a place which he abandons. 8)Don't live in the vicinity of a boor who behaves piously. 9)Any house where the words of Torah are heard at night will never be destroyed. 10)People age twice as fast in a city built on a slope. 11)There is a blessing in a house where the wine pours like water. 12)Do not enter a house in which there are crosses. 13)A person who wants to move into a house should first recite the entire Pentateuch and then move in. 14)A person who owns no property is not a man. 15)A person's location can cause him to sin. 16)A woman's anger and immorality destroys her home. 17)It is a bad sign for a house when its threshold and entrances are destroyed. B 1)Living in the upper storey of a house is better for serving God than living in the lower storey. 2)Sometimes, the structure of a house prevents the woman [living there] from bearing children. When the beams in the structure are not placed into the position designated for them during the six days of Creation, the house is considered a ruin even while it stands. This ruin harms the woman and she cannot bear offspring. 3)At the entrance of a person's house one can determine if the merit of the owner's ancestors has ceased or if it is still in effect. 4)A man should make sure that a fruit-bearing tree was not used in the construction of his house. 5)Concerning the beams of a building: If a man is deserving, they are like the standing Serafim - burning angels - and the building will remain standing for a long time. If he is not worthy, the Seraf im are consumed. This type of fire is most common. 6)It is a bad sign for a man's offspring when he builds a wall and its top part falls off. 7)A man only has pleasure when he lives in a place where his ancestors once lived. 8)A segulah for a person moving to a new house is to bring into it a sword, a knife or some other type of weapon. A hint to this is found in the verse "A house is built with ChoKhMah, wisdom" (Proverbs 24:3); the letters being an acronym for "Klei Chomos Me'cheiroteihem - weapons are their wares" (Genesis 49:5). [The explanation of me'cheiroteihem is alternatively,] their swords or their places of dwelling. 9)The roof of a house is an indicator of what will happen to the group or family [which inhabits it]. BUSHAH EMBARRASSMENT/MODESTY A 1)A person who embarrasses his friend becomes dumbstruck and forgetful. 2)It is permissible to embarrass those rabbis who purchase their position for self-pride. It is appropriate to disgrace them and to make light of their honor. Do not stand up for them or call them rabbi. The mantle they wear is like a donkey's saddle. 3)It is better to neglect Torah study than to embarrass a fellow Jew. 4)If a person embarrasses a Torah scholar or if he shames his friend in the presence of a Torah scholar, he will become a heretic. He is called "one who acts brazenfaced to the Torah." 5)The coat of the Tzaddik atones for the spilling of blood. 6)When people ridicule you, you should fast and cry. 7)The only reason you are shamed is so that you should repent for those transgressions which you take lightly. 8)You are also sent embarrassment when you rejoice in your friend's troubles. 9)Picture the letters of the word Emunah - and you will never be disgraced. 10)A person who has to leave objects as collateral in order to borrow money must have despised these objects in a previous incarnation. 11)A man who suffers shame can hope for salvation. 12)One who wants to be modest should picture his mother's image. 13)You can acquire the quality of modesty by giving charity for Heaven's sake. 14)It is known that when a person is disgraced, it is because he lacks trust in God. 15)A person who digs a hole will eventually suffer some shame. Sometimes, the matter even causes him to become the topic of everyone's discussions. 16)Having trust in God will spare a man from being shamed. 17)A man who steals from a pauper will suffer embarrassment. 18)Be tolerant and bear the disgrace and shame you receive from a person who is not your enemy. His disgracing you certainly comes from Heaven; with it you will be hidden and protected from Satan, who is your enemy and who is always raising himself up against you with accusations. By being tolerant of the embarrassment at the hands of one who is not your enemy, the real enemy - Satan, will not 19)Using flattery will cause you to be despised in the eyes of the nations. They will curse you and vent their anger against you. 20)When a person embarrasses you and makes fun of you, it is because you must have disgraced his ancestors. 21)When everyone embarrasses you and they cause you anguish, remain silent and don't leave your house. 22)When they shame you - give charity. 23)By giving charity you will achieve the quality of modesty. 24)The Holy One, blessed be He, exacts repayment for a king's shame; even if one nation embarrasses the king of another. 25)In the World to Come, the sinner will be ashamed to face his rabbis. 26)One who embarrasses a Torah scholar will find no cure for his wounds. 27)Don't jump to embarrass a friend when you hear him say something false. Rather, make some gesture so that he will recognize that it is not so. 28)It is a mitzvah to publicize the wicked. 29)A man who gets embarrassed will not easily sin. 30)It is well known that if a person has no modesty, his ancestors did not stand at Mount Sinai. 31)It is better for a person to have himself thrown into a flaming furnace than to publicly shame a friend. 32)When your friend embarrasses you, admit to his words. 33)Publicly embarrassing one's friend is like spilling blood. [A person who does this] descends into Gehinom and does not come out. 34)It is better for a man to have sexual relations with a woman whose unmarried status is in doubt than to embarrass his friend in public, for which he loses his portion of the World to Come. 35)Do not embarrass a fellow Jew who keeps the Torah and mitzvot. But it is permissible to shame and verbally deceive an [intentional] sinner. 36)All of Heaven's gates have been sealed, except for the gate [which receives the complaints] of a man who has been cheated. 37)All retribution is exacted through a messenger other than in cases involving deceit, [where the cheater is punished directly by God]. The curtain of Heaven is never sealed to [the prayers] of a person who has been cheated. B'GADIM CLOTHING A 1)The clothing a person wears is indicative of his character. 2)A person who [must] go barefoot must be a sinner. 3)When a man is stubborn or fails to fulfill his oaths, he loses his clothing. 4)In the end, a man's children will have to go unclad and barefoot if he has not refrained from gazing upon his father's nakedness. 5)A man who eats before praying will lose his clothing. 6)A haughty man loses his clothing. 7)A person who lures his friend from the good path to the evil one will not have with what to clothe himself. 8)A man who serves as a guarantor for a gentile loses his clothing. 9)There will come a time when the Holy One, blessed be He, will exact punishment from those who dress in the clothing of the gentiles. 10)A person who, because of his poverty, must wear torn clothing will [only find] help by crying out to God. 11)Anyone who shows disrespect for clothing will in the end have no pleasure from them. 12)By providing clothing for the poor, a man is spared embarrassment. 13)A man who is careful not to embarrass anyone is rewarded with [fine] clothing. B 1)Telling stories about Tzaddikim draws the light of Mashiach into the world and dispels much darkness and pain. The teller is also rewarded with beautiful clothing. 2)A person who is accustomed to cursing will not have clothing for the Shabbat. 3)A person who [pays special attention to] clothing his feet, such as by wearing very exquisite footwear or pants, will become pretentious. 4)A person who shows disrespect for the mitzvah of tzitzit will not merit being buried [when he dies]. 5)A person who provides clothing for his friend can change his friend's will in any way he wishes - in both physical and spiritual matters. 6)When a man wears his father's clothing it is easier for him to follow in his father's ways. 7)"L'chu lachmu v'lachmi u'shetu b'yayin masakhti - Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled" (Proverbs 9:5). L'chu Lachmu V'Iachmi U'shetu is an acronym for LULAV. B'yain - with its four letters - has a numerical value (76) equivalent to the first letters of etrog, hadas and aravah (1+5+70=76); and maSaKhTi is the aspect of SuKkoT. By fulfilling the mitzvot of the Four Species and sukkah, a person is rewarded with food, drink, clothing and with a revived spirit. Through the mitzvah of sukkah he merits clothing in the aspect of, "When I made a cloud its garment" (Job 38:9). By virtue of the willow branch he gains sufficient drink, through the myrtle branch he brings vitality to the soul; and by taking the branch of the palm tree and the etrog of the citron tree, both of which contain edible fruit, he merits having enough to eat. BITACHON TRUST IN GOD A 1)A person who has trust in God fears nothing. 2)Trust in God brings peace. 3)Trust in God comes from fearing Him. 4)Faith produces trust in God. 5)A person who does not trust in God tells lies. 6)Telling lies prevents a person from trusting in the truth. 7)When a man trusts in God, the Holy One, blessed be He, saves him from all anguish - particularly from being killed. 8)When apersontrustsingod,heis freefrom having torely on others. No one can insult him. 9)Trust in God saves one from worry. 10)By trusting in God a person will merit knowing the Holy Names. 11)A person who does not possess the quality of trust in God should guard against shaming anyone. He should also take care to pray with an attentive heart. 12)The life of a person who trusts in God will not be cut short. 13)A person who does not trust in God should rise before the morning's light and recite supplications in a loud voice. 14)Through silence a person merits trusting in God. 15)By not sealing his business agreements with a handshake, a man attains trust in God. This can also be achieved by not associating with wicked people. 16)A flatterer loses his trust in God. 17)The waters of the Jordan River are a segulah for trust. 18)By trusting in God a person comes closer to Him. 19)When a person trusts in gentiles - what is his is theirs. B 1)When a person does something with faith, and in the course of doing so stumbles, he should trust that the Holy One will save him. God arranged this obstacle for him so that he should pave the way for his sons to be saved from this stumbling block. 2)A man who guards against idolatrous thoughts will always trust in God; never worrying about tomorrow. He is on the level of, "Blessed is God who day after day bears our burden" (Psalms 68:20 ). Because of this, [the Holy One] "observed no iniquity and saw no misery in him," (Numbers 23:21), and anyone who lays a hand upon him, it is as if he attacks the apple of God's eye. B'SORAH TIDINGS A 1)A person who is in the habit of bringing good tidings clothes himself in the quality of Elijah the prophet. 2)Don't carry bad news: a number of people have died after receiving bad tidings. 3)A person who performs a mitzvah correctly is not brought bad news. He [even has the power to] nullify the Holy One's decrees. 4)Relating bad news causes a person to fall into constricted consciousness. B 1)By making it a habit to be the bearer of good tidings, a person's feet will not pain him. B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
BUSHAH EMBARRASSMENT/MODESTY A 1)A person who embarrasses his friend becomes dumbstruck and forgetful. 2)It is permissible to embarrass those rabbis who purchase their position for self-pride. It is appropriate to disgrace them and to make light of their honor. Do not stand up for them or call them rabbi. The mantle they wear is like a donkey's saddle. 3)It is better to neglect Torah study than to embarrass a fellow Jew. 4)If a person embarrasses a Torah scholar or if he shames his friend in the presence of a Torah scholar, he will become a heretic. He is called "one who acts brazenfaced to the Torah." 5)The coat of the Tzaddik atones for the spilling of blood. 6)When people ridicule you, you should fast and cry. 7)The only reason you are shamed is so that you should repent for those transgressions which you take lightly. 8)You are also sent embarrassment when you rejoice in your friend's troubles. 9)Picture the letters of the word Emunah - and you will never be disgraced. 10)A person who has to leave objects as collateral in order to borrow money must have despised these objects in a previous incarnation. 11)A man who suffers shame can hope for salvation. 12)One who wants to be modest should picture his mother's image. 13)You can acquire the quality of modesty by giving charity for Heaven's sake. 14)It is known that when a person is disgraced, it is because he lacks trust in God. 15)A person who digs a hole will eventually suffer some shame. Sometimes, the matter even causes him to become the topic of everyone's discussions. 16)Having trust in God will spare a man from being shamed. 17)A man who steals from a pauper will suffer embarrassment. 18)Be tolerant and bear the disgrace and shame you receive from a person who is not your enemy. His disgracing you certainly comes from Heaven; with it you will be hidden and protected from Satan, who is your enemy and who is always raising himself up against you with accusations. By being tolerant of the embarrassment at the hands of one who is not your enemy, the real enemy - Satan, will not 19)Using flattery will cause you to be despised in the eyes of the nations. They will curse you and vent their anger against you. 20)When a person embarrasses you and makes fun of you, it is because you must have disgraced his ancestors. 21)When everyone embarrasses you and they cause you anguish, remain silent and don't leave your house. 22)When they shame you - give charity. 23)By giving charity you will achieve the quality of modesty. 24)The Holy One, blessed be He, exacts repayment for a king's shame; even if one nation embarrasses the king of another. 25)In the World to Come, the sinner will be ashamed to face his rabbis. 26)One who embarrasses a Torah scholar will find no cure for his wounds. 27)Don't jump to embarrass a friend when you hear him say something false. Rather, make some gesture so that he will recognize that it is not so. 28)It is a mitzvah to publicize the wicked. 29)A man who gets embarrassed will not easily sin. 30)It is well known that if a person has no modesty, his ancestors did not stand at Mount Sinai. 31)It is better for a person to have himself thrown into a flaming furnace than to publicly shame a friend. 32)When your friend embarrasses you, admit to his words. 33)Publicly embarrassing one's friend is like spilling blood. [A person who does this] descends into Gehinom and does not come out. 34)It is better for a man to have sexual relations with a woman whose unmarried status is in doubt than to embarrass his friend in public, for which he loses his portion of the World to Come. 35)Do not embarrass a fellow Jew who keeps the Torah and mitzvot. But it is permissible to shame and verbally deceive an [intentional] sinner. 36)All of Heaven's gates have been sealed, except for the gate [which receives the complaints] of a man who has been cheated. 37)All retribution is exacted through a messenger other than in cases involving deceit, [where the cheater is punished directly by God]. The curtain of Heaven is never sealed to [the prayers] of a person who has been cheated. B'GADIM CLOTHING A 1)The clothing a person wears is indicative of his character. 2)A person who [must] go barefoot must be a sinner. 3)When a man is stubborn or fails to fulfill his oaths, he loses his clothing. 4)In the end, a man's children will have to go unclad and barefoot if he has not refrained from gazing upon his father's nakedness. 5)A man who eats before praying will lose his clothing. 6)A haughty man loses his clothing. 7)A person who lures his friend from the good path to the evil one will not have with what to clothe himself. 8)A man who serves as a guarantor for a gentile loses his clothing. 9)There will come a time when the Holy One, blessed be He, will exact punishment from those who dress in the clothing of the gentiles. 10)A person who, because of his poverty, must wear torn clothing will [only find] help by crying out to God. 11)Anyone who shows disrespect for clothing will in the end have no pleasure from them. 12)By providing clothing for the poor, a man is spared embarrassment. 13)A man who is careful not to embarrass anyone is rewarded with [fine] clothing. B 1)Telling stories about Tzaddikim draws the light of Mashiach into the world and dispels much darkness and pain. The teller is also rewarded with beautiful clothing. 2)A person who is accustomed to cursing will not have clothing for the Shabbat. 3)A person who [pays special attention to] clothing his feet, such as by wearing very exquisite footwear or pants, will become pretentious. 4)A person who shows disrespect for the mitzvah of tzitzit will not merit being buried [when he dies]. 5)A person who provides clothing for his friend can change his friend's will in any way he wishes - in both physical and spiritual matters. 6)When a man wears his father's clothing it is easier for him to follow in his father's ways. 7)"L'chu lachmu v'lachmi u'shetu b'yayin masakhti - Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled" (Proverbs 9:5). L'chu Lachmu V'Iachmi U'shetu is an acronym for LULAV. B'yain - with its four letters - has a numerical value (76) equivalent to the first letters of etrog, hadas and aravah (1+5+70=76); and maSaKhTi is the aspect of SuKkoT. By fulfilling the mitzvot of the Four Species and sukkah, a person is rewarded with food, drink, clothing and with a revived spirit. Through the mitzvah of sukkah he merits clothing in the aspect of, "When I made a cloud its garment" (Job 38:9). By virtue of the willow branch he gains sufficient drink, through the myrtle branch he brings vitality to the soul; and by taking the branch of the palm tree and the etrog of the citron tree, both of which contain edible fruit, he merits having enough to eat. BITACHON TRUST IN GOD A 1)A person who has trust in God fears nothing. 2)Trust in God brings peace. 3)Trust in God comes from fearing Him. 4)Faith produces trust in God. 5)A person who does not trust in God tells lies. 6)Telling lies prevents a person from trusting in the truth. 7)When a man trusts in God, the Holy One, blessed be He, saves him from all anguish - particularly from being killed. 8)When apersontrustsingod,heis freefrom having torely on others. No one can insult him. 9)Trust in God saves one from worry. 10)By trusting in God a person will merit knowing the Holy Names. 11)A person who does not possess the quality of trust in God should guard against shaming anyone. He should also take care to pray with an attentive heart. 12)The life of a person who trusts in God will not be cut short. 13)A person who does not trust in God should rise before the morning's light and recite supplications in a loud voice. 14)Through silence a person merits trusting in God. 15)By not sealing his business agreements with a handshake, a man attains trust in God. This can also be achieved by not associating with wicked people. 16)A flatterer loses his trust in God. 17)The waters of the Jordan River are a segulah for trust. 18)By trusting in God a person comes closer to Him. 19)When a person trusts in gentiles - what is his is theirs. B 1)When a person does something with faith, and in the course of doing so stumbles, he should trust that the Holy One will save him. God arranged this obstacle for him so that he should pave the way for his sons to be saved from this stumbling block. 2)A man who guards against idolatrous thoughts will always trust in God; never worrying about tomorrow. He is on the level of, "Blessed is God who day after day bears our burden" (Psalms 68:20 ). Because of this, [the Holy One] "observed no iniquity and saw no misery in him," (Numbers 23:21), and anyone who lays a hand upon him, it is as if he attacks the apple of God's eye. B'SORAH TIDINGS A 1)A person who is in the habit of bringing good tidings clothes himself in the quality of Elijah the prophet. 2)Don't carry bad news: a number of people have died after receiving bad tidings. 3)A person who performs a mitzvah correctly is not brought bad news. He [even has the power to] nullify the Holy One's decrees. 4)Relating bad news causes a person to fall into constricted consciousness. B 1)By making it a habit to be the bearer of good tidings, a person's feet will not pain him. B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
B'GADIM CLOTHING A 1)The clothing a person wears is indicative of his character. 2)A person who [must] go barefoot must be a sinner. 3)When a man is stubborn or fails to fulfill his oaths, he loses his clothing. 4)In the end, a man's children will have to go unclad and barefoot if he has not refrained from gazing upon his father's nakedness. 5)A man who eats before praying will lose his clothing. 6)A haughty man loses his clothing. 7)A person who lures his friend from the good path to the evil one will not have with what to clothe himself. 8)A man who serves as a guarantor for a gentile loses his clothing. 9)There will come a time when the Holy One, blessed be He, will exact punishment from those who dress in the clothing of the gentiles. 10)A person who, because of his poverty, must wear torn clothing will [only find] help by crying out to God. 11)Anyone who shows disrespect for clothing will in the end have no pleasure from them. 12)By providing clothing for the poor, a man is spared embarrassment. 13)A man who is careful not to embarrass anyone is rewarded with [fine] clothing. B 1)Telling stories about Tzaddikim draws the light of Mashiach into the world and dispels much darkness and pain. The teller is also rewarded with beautiful clothing. 2)A person who is accustomed to cursing will not have clothing for the Shabbat. 3)A person who [pays special attention to] clothing his feet, such as by wearing very exquisite footwear or pants, will become pretentious. 4)A person who shows disrespect for the mitzvah of tzitzit will not merit being buried [when he dies]. 5)A person who provides clothing for his friend can change his friend's will in any way he wishes - in both physical and spiritual matters. 6)When a man wears his father's clothing it is easier for him to follow in his father's ways. 7)"L'chu lachmu v'lachmi u'shetu b'yayin masakhti - Come, eat of my bread, and drink of the wine which I have mingled" (Proverbs 9:5). L'chu Lachmu V'Iachmi U'shetu is an acronym for LULAV. B'yain - with its four letters - has a numerical value (76) equivalent to the first letters of etrog, hadas and aravah (1+5+70=76); and maSaKhTi is the aspect of SuKkoT. By fulfilling the mitzvot of the Four Species and sukkah, a person is rewarded with food, drink, clothing and with a revived spirit. Through the mitzvah of sukkah he merits clothing in the aspect of, "When I made a cloud its garment" (Job 38:9). By virtue of the willow branch he gains sufficient drink, through the myrtle branch he brings vitality to the soul; and by taking the branch of the palm tree and the etrog of the citron tree, both of which contain edible fruit, he merits having enough to eat. BITACHON TRUST IN GOD A 1)A person who has trust in God fears nothing. 2)Trust in God brings peace. 3)Trust in God comes from fearing Him. 4)Faith produces trust in God. 5)A person who does not trust in God tells lies. 6)Telling lies prevents a person from trusting in the truth. 7)When a man trusts in God, the Holy One, blessed be He, saves him from all anguish - particularly from being killed. 8)When apersontrustsingod,heis freefrom having torely on others. No one can insult him. 9)Trust in God saves one from worry. 10)By trusting in God a person will merit knowing the Holy Names. 11)A person who does not possess the quality of trust in God should guard against shaming anyone. He should also take care to pray with an attentive heart. 12)The life of a person who trusts in God will not be cut short. 13)A person who does not trust in God should rise before the morning's light and recite supplications in a loud voice. 14)Through silence a person merits trusting in God. 15)By not sealing his business agreements with a handshake, a man attains trust in God. This can also be achieved by not associating with wicked people. 16)A flatterer loses his trust in God. 17)The waters of the Jordan River are a segulah for trust. 18)By trusting in God a person comes closer to Him. 19)When a person trusts in gentiles - what is his is theirs. B 1)When a person does something with faith, and in the course of doing so stumbles, he should trust that the Holy One will save him. God arranged this obstacle for him so that he should pave the way for his sons to be saved from this stumbling block. 2)A man who guards against idolatrous thoughts will always trust in God; never worrying about tomorrow. He is on the level of, "Blessed is God who day after day bears our burden" (Psalms 68:20 ). Because of this, [the Holy One] "observed no iniquity and saw no misery in him," (Numbers 23:21), and anyone who lays a hand upon him, it is as if he attacks the apple of God's eye. B'SORAH TIDINGS A 1)A person who is in the habit of bringing good tidings clothes himself in the quality of Elijah the prophet. 2)Don't carry bad news: a number of people have died after receiving bad tidings. 3)A person who performs a mitzvah correctly is not brought bad news. He [even has the power to] nullify the Holy One's decrees. 4)Relating bad news causes a person to fall into constricted consciousness. B 1)By making it a habit to be the bearer of good tidings, a person's feet will not pain him. B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
BITACHON TRUST IN GOD A 1)A person who has trust in God fears nothing. 2)Trust in God brings peace. 3)Trust in God comes from fearing Him. 4)Faith produces trust in God. 5)A person who does not trust in God tells lies. 6)Telling lies prevents a person from trusting in the truth. 7)When a man trusts in God, the Holy One, blessed be He, saves him from all anguish - particularly from being killed. 8)When apersontrustsingod,heis freefrom having torely on others. No one can insult him. 9)Trust in God saves one from worry. 10)By trusting in God a person will merit knowing the Holy Names. 11)A person who does not possess the quality of trust in God should guard against shaming anyone. He should also take care to pray with an attentive heart. 12)The life of a person who trusts in God will not be cut short. 13)A person who does not trust in God should rise before the morning's light and recite supplications in a loud voice. 14)Through silence a person merits trusting in God. 15)By not sealing his business agreements with a handshake, a man attains trust in God. This can also be achieved by not associating with wicked people. 16)A flatterer loses his trust in God. 17)The waters of the Jordan River are a segulah for trust. 18)By trusting in God a person comes closer to Him. 19)When a person trusts in gentiles - what is his is theirs. B 1)When a person does something with faith, and in the course of doing so stumbles, he should trust that the Holy One will save him. God arranged this obstacle for him so that he should pave the way for his sons to be saved from this stumbling block. 2)A man who guards against idolatrous thoughts will always trust in God; never worrying about tomorrow. He is on the level of, "Blessed is God who day after day bears our burden" (Psalms 68:20 ). Because of this, [the Holy One] "observed no iniquity and saw no misery in him," (Numbers 23:21), and anyone who lays a hand upon him, it is as if he attacks the apple of God's eye. B'SORAH TIDINGS A 1)A person who is in the habit of bringing good tidings clothes himself in the quality of Elijah the prophet. 2)Don't carry bad news: a number of people have died after receiving bad tidings. 3)A person who performs a mitzvah correctly is not brought bad news. He [even has the power to] nullify the Holy One's decrees. 4)Relating bad news causes a person to fall into constricted consciousness. B 1)By making it a habit to be the bearer of good tidings, a person's feet will not pain him. B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
B'SORAH TIDINGS A 1)A person who is in the habit of bringing good tidings clothes himself in the quality of Elijah the prophet. 2)Don't carry bad news: a number of people have died after receiving bad tidings. 3)A person who performs a mitzvah correctly is not brought bad news. He [even has the power to] nullify the Holy One's decrees. 4)Relating bad news causes a person to fall into constricted consciousness. B 1)By making it a habit to be the bearer of good tidings, a person's feet will not pain him. B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
B'RACHAH BLESSING B 1)One who receives a blessing should give some sort of present to the person who blessed him. 2)Don't take the blessing of a gentile lightly. 3)A person who draws those who are distant into the service of God is given the power to bless others. B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
B'CHIYAH CRYING B 1)A man who cannot bring himself to cry should gaze at the firmament, because it was the firmament which caused the waters [of Creation] to cry [by separating the lower waters from the upper waters]. 2)Crying nullifies immoral thoughts. 3)A segulah for a person suffering from a neck ailment is to cry over the destruction of the Holy Temple. Home | Table of Contents | Previous | Next Copyright © 1986, 2000, Breslov Research Institute All Rights Reserved
