Secrets of the Jewish Morning - Morning Segulot after Birkot HaShachar
The Mekubalim (Kabbalists) reveal the secrets of the Jewish morning - how, and which pesukim (verses) from the Tanach, should be recited in the morning to ensure oneself a good and successful day. Immediately after Birkot HaShachar (the morning blessings) one recites:1. For a Joyful Mood All Day and Good Parnasa
The Mekubal Rabbi Avraham Chamoy writes in his sefer "Yimalet Nafsho" that a joyful mood is the key to a good day - so first one should recite: מיכאל הכהן הגדול שר ואפוטרופוס של ישראל - "Michael HaKohen HaGadol Sar ve'Apotropos shel Yisrael" - } 3 times (Michael the High Priest Kohen - prince and guardian of Israel). Rabbi Avraham Palagi - son of the Mekubal Rabbi Chaim Palagi - teaches that this verse is also powerful for that day's parnasa if recited 7 times after Birkot HaShachar.2. For Good Parnasa
Immediately after the previous verse - "Michael HaKohen HaGadol" - for good parnasa on that day, one should lift one's eyes to Heaven, raise one's hands, and with the kavana that only the Al-mighty provides sustenance, recite 3 times: Tehillim 33:18 הִנֵּ֤ה עֵ֣ין יְ֭הוָה אֶל־יְרֵאָ֑יו לַֽמְיַחֲלִ֥ים לְחַסְדּֽוֹ׃ - "Hineh ein Ado-nai el yerei'av, lamyachalim lechasdo" - (Behold, the eye of the L-rd is upon those who fear Him, upon those who hope for His kindness).3. Segula and Kabbala HaMetit (received from the Mekubalim)
Rabbi Avraham Chamoy gives the following segula from Sefer "Yimalet Nafsho" so that no one can harm a person during the day - so that there will be protection from negative forces and people, from enemies and bad events, and so that one will be pleasing to others. One should recite the following verse from Sefer Devarim 3 times: Devarim (11:25) לא יתייצב איש בפניכם פחדכם ומוראכם יתן השם אלוהיכם על פני כל הארץ אשר תדרכו בה כאשר דיבר לכם "Lo yityatzev ish bifneichem, pachdechem umora'achem yiten Ado-nai Eloheichem al pnei kol ha'aretz asher tidrechu vah, ka'asher diber lachem" - (No man shall stand before you; the L-rd your G-d will place the dread and fear of you upon all the land through which you shall walk, as He has spoken to you).4. A Segula Whose Hidden Power Comes from Heaven - "Yehudi Ani..."
A segula from the great Rabbi Avraham Chamoy in Sefer "Yimalet Nafsho" against all Tzarot (troubles), Yisurim (suffering) and worries - "bedukah u'menusah" - (a tried and tested segula) - should be recited every morning 3 times. It helps one attain Yirat Shamayim (fear of Heaven), for which Ha-Shem helps bring one out of trouble. Incidentally, the idea is taken from Tehillim (118:17): "Lo amut ki echyeh va'asaper ma'asei Kah" - (I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of G-d). יהודי אני יהודי אני יהודי אני אחיה יהודי אחיה יהודי אחיה יהודי אמות יהודי אמות יהודי אמות יהודי יהודי יהודי יהודי "Yehudi ani, Yehudi ani, Yehudi ani, Echyeh Yehudi, Echyeh Yehudi, Echyeh Yehudi, Amut Yehudi, Amut Yehudi, Amut Yehudi, Yehudi, Yehudi, Yehudi" } 3 times (I am a Jew - I am a Jew - I am a Jew, I will live as a Jew - I will live, as a Jew - I will live as a Jew, I will die as a Jew - I will die as a Jew - I will die as a Jew, A Jew - a Jew - a Jew).5. Segula - Try to Answer "Amen" to the Morning Brachot
Rabbi Menachem Azarya of Fano teaches about the importance of answering "Amen" to the morning Brachot, and reveals this through a verse from Shir HaShirim (1:4): מָשְׁכֵנִי אַחֲרֶיךָ נָרוּצָה, הֱבִיאַנִי הַמֶּלֶךְ חֲדָרָיו, נָגִילָה וְנִשְׂמְחָה בָּךְ, נַזְכִּירָה דֹדֶיךָ מִיַּיִן, מֵישָׁרִים אֲהֵבוּךָ "Moshcheni acharecha narutza, heviani hamelech chadarav, nagilah venismecha bach, nazkirah dodecha miyayin meisharim ahevucha" - (draw me - we shall run after You...) The rashei teivot (first letters) of this verse מָשְׁכֵנִי אַחֲרֶיךָ נָרוּצָה - form the word אמן - "amen". Rabbi Elazar of Munkatch continues that it is not simply that the word "amen" is contained in this phrase - for the words "draw me, we shall run after You" hint that one who says "amen" is protected by G-d, Who is very close to such people. The Rebbe of Munkatch further reveals that if we look at the second letters of these 3 words, we discover the secret of when "amenim" should be said - שחר - "shachar" (morning) - the very best time to say "amenim" is the morning.5. The Ben Ish Chai's Segula - 90 Amenim
There is a segula from the Ben Ish Chai to create protective angels for oneself in the morning by repeating the word "amen" 90 times. Since it is not always possible to pray in the synagogue, and one does not always manage to say 90 amenim in a day, it is best to repeat the following verse 45 times in the morning (unbending your fingers - so as not to lose count): ברוך יהוה לעולם אמן ואמן - "Baruch Ado-nai le'olam amen ve'amen" - } 45 times (Blessed is the L-rd forever, Amen and Amen); More details here: https://silatehilim.com/как-бен-иш-хай-восполнял-90-амен-и-100-брах/6. The Segula of Reciting "Or Zarua LaTzadik"
The Ben Ish Chai also gives the following segula for salvation throughout the day after the morning Brachot. He says that for salvation and protection during the day from all negative forces, and to attain "tahara" (purity) - one should repeat 17 times in the morning a verse from Tehillim (97:11). The kavanot (intentions) of the verse "Or Zarua LaTzadik":- for help - we focus our intention on the word זָרֻ֣עַ (zarua) - which, when its letters are rearranged, forms the word עזר (help);
- against negative forces - we focus our intention on the sofei teivot (final letters) of the first three words א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק - קרע - "kera" - to tear apart negative forces;
- to draw down the zechut (merit) of the tzadik - the sofei teivot of the entire verse form the name of Rabbi Akiva - א֭וֹר זָרֻ֣עַ לַצַּדִּ֑יק וּֽלְיִשְׁרֵי־לֵ֥ב שִׂמְחָֽה
7. A Segula with the Name of David HaMelech's Mother - Nitzevet bat Adael
ניצבת בת עדאל - Nitzevet bat Adael There is a special segula - to recite the name of David HaMelech's mother - Nitzevet bat Adael - 17 times. The kabbalist Rabbi Yaakov Culi - "Me'am Lo'ez" wrote about her 250 years ago, and another great kabbalist - Rabbi Chaim Palagi - also used it daily 150 years ago. What is the meaning of this segula and how does it work? The special quality of this segula is that after reciting it, it becomes "potachat et hatefilah" - a key to opening the Gates of Prayer, and transforms the moment of prayer into "Et Ratzon" - a time of favor - a time when our requests are accepted. Rabbi Chaim Palagi teaches, based on what is written in the holy Zohar, that one who recites the name of King David's mother immediately after Birkot HaShachar will receive more than he deserves - "mi shezakhai yekabel yoter". The secret is that reciting Nitzevet bat Adael 17 times is, "al pi hasod" - tov (good). Rabbi Yaakov Culi in "Me'am Lo'ez" reveals that Chana - the mother of Shmuel HaNavi - was the first to recite the name of King David's mother, Nitzevet bat Adael, 17 times, when she came to the Mishkan in Shiloh, knowing the secret that Nitzevet - is made up of the same letters as Nitzvet - the name of the angel that we find with Shmuel HaNavi. Rabbi Emanuel Mizrachi emphasizes that it is especially good to recite the name of David HaMelech's mother in the morning of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur - immediately after Birkot HaShachar. Reciting the name of this woman, who endured 28 years of attacks and mockery because of her son, is a segula for all types of Yeshuot. For we know that although David is called by his father's name - David ben Yishai - behind every psalm of David stands his mother - Nitzevet bat Adael.8. A Segula to Open Up Good Fortune in 40 Days
The great Italian kabbalist Rabbi Aharon Berachiah of Modena, about 400 years ago, wrote in his famous book "Ma'avar Yabok" that there are two psalms which contain within them all the "Shirot veTishbachot" (songs and praises of the Al-mighty). In his essay "Sifatai Ranenu" he brought dozens of segulot connected to the psalms, noting next to each one what that psalm is able to influence. Among these psalms he singled out 2 special ones - Tehillim 145 and Tehillim 150. He wrote that whoever reads these 2 psalms immediately after Birkot HaShachar, and then recites a short prayer, will see wonders:- A woman should read these 2 psalms immediately after Birkot HaShachar.
- A man - before he removes his tefillin.
