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Segulot for Children from Rabbi Nachman's Sefer HaMiddot of Breslov
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Segulot for Children from Rabbi Nachman's Sefer HaMiddot of Breslov

Segulot for Children According to the Teachings of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov 

In his "Book of Traits," Rabbi Nachman presents many segulot connected with children.

1) Fasting on Thursday helps one raise children; 2) If a person rejoices during the festivals and puts on tefillin properly, he will have sons; 3) Changing one's place is a segula for having children; 4) It is forbidden to cut down a fruit tree prematurely; 5) A segula for having children is to distribute tzedakah and bring joy to one's wife; 6) If the first child born in a family is a daughter, the evil eye will not harm the children; 7) If the first child born in a family is a son, mercy comes into the world; 8) If children die, an apple should be placed on the mother's head during labor; 9) Those who marry for the sake of their wife's money will have unworthy children; 10) Marital relations help the embryo be fair, alert, beautiful, and strong; 11) One who makes Havdalah over wine will have children worthy of becoming rabbis; 12) Warm water and oil heal a child; 13) One who comes to the synagogue before sunrise and leaves after sunset prolongs the lives of his children; 14) Thanks to the Hanukkah and Shabbat candles, children who are Torah scholars are born; 15) Those who give a tithe will have children who do not contract rubella; 16) A segula for a woman whose children die is washing the bride before the chuppah; 17) A segula for a woman whose children die is marital relations from one Shabbat to the next; 18) Archery on Lag BaOmer is a segula for having boys; 19) Prayer in which a person prays like a cantor, with a melody, is a segula for having children; 20) The songs and praises customarily recited at Netz/Vatikin are a segula for having children; 21) If a nursing mother has no milk, she should sing Psalms at Vatikin; 22) If one has no children, one should consume more olive oil; 23) Sometimes a couple has no children because of their great love for one another; 24) A magnet is a segula for having children; 25) A segula for having children is to read the chapter about tzitzit with awe and devotion, and also to clothe the naked; 26) A segula for a nursing mother who does not have enough milk is for her husband to mourn for Jerusalem; 27) A segula for having sons is to bring joy to the bride and groom; 28) A segula for having sons is lighting the Shabbat candles with awe; 29) A segula for having children is to make oneself smaller (to practice humility); 30) Reading the Ma'amadot after reading Tehillim is a segula for children; 31) The mitzvah of redeeming captives is a segula for having children; 32) A silver letter ה is a segula for having children; 33) Planting a vineyard has a negative effect on raising children; 34) It sometimes happens that because of an incompetent mohel, the person circumcised by him is unable to have children; 35) When there is much wine in the world, girls are born; when there is much bread in the world, boys are born; 36) A segula for having a son is to give many gifts to tzadikim, and to study the chapter on Bikkurim and the Talmud; 37) A segula for having daughters is to study the Aggadah; 38) If a Jew studies the poskim to the extent that he can answer halachic questions, this brings about the birth of children to the childless; 39) Thorns are a segula for having children;

(from Rabbi Nachman of Breslov's "Sefer HaMiddot" (Book of Traits))

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30 Jun 2017
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