“Amatlai bat Karnevo” — the name of Avraham Avinu’s mother

The Name of Avraham Avinu’s Mother The best-known segula involving the name of the mother of our forefather is the one involving the mother of Avraham Avinu. The Mother of Avraham and the Mother of Haman The Talmud states: Rav Hanan bar Rava said in the name of Rav: “The mother of Avram was Amatlai bat Karnevo, and the mother of Haman was Amatlai bat Orvetai. And this is a sign for you to distinguish between them: the pure belongs with the pure, and the impure with the impure. The name of Haman’s mother was Orvetai, from the word ‘orev’ (raven).” Rabbeinu Chida, in his book “Avodat HaKodesh” (Kaf Alef, 9), teaches that there is a segula for someone who is going to appear before a king, ruler, or important person: before appearing before him, repeat “Amatlai bat Karnevo”—the name of the mother of Avraham Avinu, the forefather—and the meeting will be successful: ‎להנצל משלטונות בזכות אמא ד'אברהם ‎אַמְתְּלַאי בַת כַּרְנְבוֹ — “Lehinatzel mi-shiltonot bizchut ima d’Avraham, Amatlai bat Karnevo” — (To be saved from persecution by the authorities in the merit of the mother of Avraham Avinu, Amatlai bat Karnevo.) The Segula of the Klausenberger Rebbe The book “The Klausenberger Rebbe—The War Years”, on page 36, describes how during the Holocaust, the Klausenberger Rebbe taught his aide to follow these three rules in order to be saved from any danger:

strictly ensure that his head was covered at all times;
observe the laws of washing the hands;
when in danger, recite three pesukim [interestingly, all three prayers contain a force opposing Haman’s power]

1. The name of Avraham Avinu’s mother: “Amatlai bat Karnevo.” “The mother of Avram was Amatlai bat Karnevo, and the mother of Haman was Amatlai bat Orvetai. And this is a sign for you to distinguish between them: the pure belongs with the pure, and the impure with the impure. The name of Haman’s mother was Orvetai, from the word ‘orev’ (raven).” 2. Pasuk: יבא המלך והמן היום — “Yavo hamelech ve-Haman hayom” — (May the king and Haman come today). (Megillat Esther 5:4) The Name of Hashem is not written explicitly in Megillat Esther. However, the Arizal teaches that the Names of Hashem can be found in the first and last letters of the pesukim in Megillat Esther. Thus, in the pasuk “Yavo hamelech ve-Haman hayom” — (יבא המלך והמן היום), the first letters form a Holy Name symbolizing Rahamim. Haman said the following words to his wife and friends: “[Vechol] zeh eineno shoveh li” (5:13) — (וכל] זה אינינו שוה לי) — “all this is worth nothing to me,” placing the Holy Name in reverse order, which brings about Middat HaDin (judgment). Esther, however, when inviting them to the feast, uttered a phrase that changes the order of the letters of Hashem’s Name, transforming judgment into Rahamim: “Yavo hamelech ve-Haman hayom.” 3. “Eloka de-Rabbi Meir, Aneni.” The Prayer "Eloka DeMeir Aneni"

Source: (по уроку Рава Александра Цви Сыпкова, перевод статьи Рава Гилеля Абраамс)

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21 Apr 2017

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