Prayer with the Segula of Gazing Heavenward by the Yanuka Gaon

Gaon HaRav Yanuka—Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda Be'eri teaches pesukim in the name of tzadikim, with the segula of gazing heavenward for a Yeshuah Gedolah (great salvation) and Bitul Gezerot (the nullification of decrees). This alleviates the Dinim (judgments), especially on Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Hoshana Rabbah, and so on. He cites Rabbi Moshe Zacuto of Mantua—the great Ramaz—as well as Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh Guterman, the Admor of Radzymin, who taught that these are verses that have a tremendous influence on the revelation of Hashem's mercy in our world. These lines contain a Shem HaKadosh entrusted with bringing salvation swiftly. If a person experiences delays in receiving answers to his prayers and his tzarot do not subside, he should recite these lines, for they possess great power. As is known from Rabbeinu the Ari (may his merit protect us), when the words a person utters come from the very depths of his heart, he becomes holy in the presence of the L-rd and the Shechinah. This speech is— “chituch teivot”—the cutting out of letters. When a person gives voice to holy words keneged the four-letter Shem Hashem, and then applies kavanot (intentions of the heart), this becomes a unification, a “yichud” of Hashem and Adnut. Therefore, the tzadikim recommend raising one's eyes heavenward whenever possible and reciting these verses from Tehillim. It is good to light candles in honor of the tzadikim, and then recite: “Bizchut uve-Shem Tzadikim: Rabbi Moshe ben Mordechai Zacuto of Mantua—Ramaz, ve-Rabbi Yaakov Aryeh ben Shlomo Guterman—the Admor of Radzymin (Ba'al HaMofet—the great miracle worker)—I recite these pesukim”: Pesukim: The first verse is recited so that Hashem will remove from a person all tzarot (troubles), yissurim (suffering), and all sorrow. 1. Tehillim 25:15 עֵינַ֣י תָּ֭מִיד אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֽוּא־יוֹצִ֖יא מֵרֶ֣שֶׁת רַגְלָֽי - “Einai tamid el Ado-nai, ki Hu yotzi mereshet raglai” - (My eyes are always toward the L-rd, for He releases my feet from the net); The second verse is recited while turning to the Almighty and directing one's gaze heavenward. 2. Bereishit 49:18 לִישׁוּעָתְךָ קִוִּיתִי יְהוָה – “Lishu'atecha kiviti Ado-nai” - (I hope for Your salvation, O L-rd); Then say: “Ribbono Shel Olam! Only You can draw me out of the net in which I am currently trapped.” The third verse expresses trust in salvation through Hashem alone: “I have hoped in the L-rd for my salvation”—this is a verse of waiting and hope for salvation to arrive. 3. Tehillim 38:23 ח֥וּשָׁה לְעֶזְרָתִ֑י אֲ֝דֹנָ֗י תְּשׁוּעָתִֽי׃ - “Chushah le-ezrati Ado-nai teshuati” - (Hasten to help me, O L-rd, my salvation); The fourth verse is a request for forgiveness for all sins. 4. Tehillim 25:18 רְאֵ֣ה עָ֭נְיִי וַעֲמָלִ֑י וְ֝שָׂ֗א לְכָל־חַטֹּאותָֽי - “Re'eh ony'i va'amali, vesa lechol chatotai” - (See my affliction and suffering, and forgive all my sins). (Based on a lecture by Rabbi Shlomo Yehuda Be'eri—the Yanuka Gaon) The Yanuka Gaon's Prayer, “Tefilah Shlomo” Prayer of the Gaon Yanuka for Refuah Shleimah

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Prayer with the Segula of Gazing Heavenward by the Yanuka Gaon

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