A Segula for an Easier Fast: 7 Sips by the Mezuzah

A Segula for an Easier Fast: 7 Sips by the Mezuzah

It is transmitted in the name of the great Mekubalim that there is a beneficial segula before Yom Kippur and other days of Ta'anit (fasting). To make the fast easier, take a glass of water, approach the mezuzah by the front door, and take 7 sips. It is important to kiss the mezuzah between each sip that follows (with the right hand, as is customary), and at the end say that (name) should experience neither hunger nor thirst, and that all thoughts should be focused only on the Ta'anit—as a rectification, a tikkun, and purification through offering one's own fat and blood, like a sacrifice in the times of the Temple. It has been verified that the Ta'anit (fast) is then observed more easily. (From Yeshivat Kisse Rahamim, by Gaon Meir Mazuz; transmitted by Yura Plishtiev)