Amen to “Borei Nefashot” — a segula for having children
Amen to “Borei Nefashot” — a segula for having children
Rabbanit Meislish, daughter of the Admor of Bobov, the woman through whom the book “Just One Word: Amen” came to be written, relates:
“My father, the Admor of Bobov, who lived in New York, would also celebrate Purim on the 15th of Adar, in order to rejoice together with the Jews living in Eretz Yisrael.
One time, at the celebration, my father was offered cognac, and he recited the blessing “Shehakol Nihyeh Bidvaro”.
Then he began reciting the blessing “Borei Nefashot”. The yeshivah’s mashgiach, who was standing beside him, had been married for eight years but was still childless, and felt that this was an appropriate time to receive a blessing. Therefore, after the blessing “Borei Nefashot”, he answered “Amen” with great kavanah. He contemplated the meaning of the words—it was the desire of his heart to merit “nefashot”—souls.
One of the gabbai’im was also present. He had one son and very much wanted to have more children, but was unable to. He turned to my father and said, “I also want children.” My father closed his eyes and repeated: “Borei Nefashot – create souls” in the plural. The gabai and the mashgiach answered “Amen” to the blessing together.
Exactly ten months later, the mashgiach’s wife gave birth to a daughter, and the gabai’s wife gave birth to a boy. Twenty years later, the two children married and built a home together.”
Amen to Borei Nefashot
The power with which one answers “Amen” opens the gates of Gan Eden and pours abundance upon us from the Higher Source.
The influential Rabbi Eliyahu Roth once said to his audience: “It is important to know that answering “Amen” properly has a positive influence on us, both physically and spiritually, and keeps illness and troubles away from our homes. Every person should consider what is more important to him—visiting doctors or answering “Amen” clearly and with kavanah, which is a wonderful segula for salvation and success in all matters.”
It is stated in the sefer “Meorot Hadaf Hayomi” (Bekhorot 43a), in the name of Rabbi Yitzchak Zilberstein: “One hundred blessings were instituted in order to save people from the curses described in the chapter of rebuke. If so, it may be concluded that by saying “Amen” 90 times each day, one can be saved from 90 physical sins—blemishes that disqualify a kohen, as stated by the Rambam (Hilchot Bi'at HaMikdash 8:1). The proof is that the word המום—(sin, blemish)—has the same gematria as the word אמן—“Amen”—91.
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(compiled from the “Shirat Dvora” blog post)
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Tags: Segulot, Segula for Having Children, Amen, Borei Nefashot, Stories of Tzadikim, Admor of Bobov, Segulot with Blessings
