The Yahrzeits of Tzadikim in the Month of Iyar and Their Segulot

The Yahrzeits of Tzadikim in the Month of Iyar and Their Segulot

  1 Iyar - Segulah from Tazria–Metzora A segulah for meriting to raise one's children properly is to do this on the 41st day after the birth of a son or the 81st day after the birth of a daughter (Segulot Yisrael, Derech Pekudecha, Tevuot Shor), or on the 40th and 80th days (Keter Nehora – the Berdichever Siddur, p. 31). The woman or her husband should read the first eight pesukim of Parashat Tazria (Chapter 12:1–8). According to Keter Neora – the Berdichever Siddur – this should be recited only if the woman has already gone to the mikveh after childbirth; otherwise, she should recite it only after immersing in the mikveh. After this, the following prayer should be recited: “Ribono shel Olam, yehi ratzon milfanecha Adonai Eloheinu ve-Elohei avoteinu, shetehei amirah zu chashuvah u-mekubalah lefanecha ke'ilu hikravti korban yoledet.” (Zechut Avot)   Rosh Chodesh Iyar – Rabbi Baruch ben Chaim 1 Iyar – Rabbi Yaakov Beirav 1 ияра йорцайт рабби яаков бейрав маар 1 Iyar – Rabbi Akiva Yosef Schlesinger – “Lev ha-Ivri” 1 Iyar – Rabbi Yosef-Yoska bar Yehuda-Yodel of Minsk – “Yesod Yosef” (Kredo Yosefa) 1 ияра йорцайт рабби йосеф яаков сабатк 1 Iyar – Rabbi Shmuel Shmelke Ha-Levi Horowitz of Nikolsburg 1 ияра йорцайт рабби шмельке из никольс (The gilgul of Shmuel Ha-Navi was destined to die at the age of 52.) 1 Iyar – Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk (a disciple of the Maggid of Mezeritch) 1 Iyar – Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch ben Yaakov Ashkenazi – Chacham Tzvi 1 ияра йорцайт рабби цви гирш ашкенази 2 Iyar – Rabbi Moshe Zaken Mazuz – the rabbi of the island of Djerba 3 Iyar – Rabbi Honi Ha-Me'agel – a Tanna Segulah – travel to the kever of Rabbi Honi Ha-Me'agel, stand in his “circle,” and recite Psalm 126; Prayer in a Circle—How the Tzadikim Prayed 3 Iyar – Aryeh Leib ben Moses Zunz – the Maharal 3 Iyar – Rabbi Yeshayah ben Moshe Steiner (Rabbi Shayele of Kerestir) Segulah – the “Mafteach Parnassah” Prayer Read more 4 Iyar – Rabbi Yosef Dov Soloveitchik of Brisk, “Beit Ha-Levi” 4 Iyar – Rabbi Yaakov ben Aaron Sasportas, “Ohaley Yaakov” 4 Iyar – Rabbi Shmuel Eliyahu ben Shaul Yedidya Elazar Taub – the Modzitzer Rebbe 5 Iyar – Rabbi Meir Auerbach, “Imrei Binah” 5 Iyar – Rabbi Moshe Zorach Eidelitz of Prague, “Or le-Yesharim” 6 Iyar – Rabbi Levi ben Gershon – the Ralbag 7 Iyar – Rabbi Ephraim-Shlomo bar Aaron Luntschitz – “Kli Yakar” 8 Iyar – Rabbi Isaiah Berlin – “Yeshayah Pik” 9 Iyar – Rabbi Avigdor ben Isaac Kara (Prague) 10 Iyar – Rabbi Isaac ben Yaakov Ha-Kohen al-Fasi – the Rif 11 Iyar – Eli Ha-Kohen Ha-Gadol 11 Iyar – Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi of Stretyn 11 Iyar – Rabbi Naftali Tzvi Horowitz of Ropshitz 12 Iyar – Rabbi Masoud ben Yaakov Abuhatzeira (the father of the Baba Sali) 14 Iyar – Rabbi Meir Baal Ha-Nes Segulah – give tzedakah equivalent to 18 prutot Tzedakah in the Merit of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes Segulah – a prayer for deliverance from all troubles: “Eloka de-Meir, Aneni” The Prayer "Eloka DeMeir Aneni" Segulah – protection from ayin hara Prayer Against Ayin Hara in the Merit of Rabbi Meir Ba'al HaNes Segulah – finding a lost object Prayer for Finding a Lost Item in the Merit of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes     14 Iyar – Tanna Rabbi Yehuda bar Ilai Segulah – seven hakafot at the kever of a tzadik, with Tehillim 29 and the prayer “Ana Bechoach” 15 Iyar – Rabbi Gershon ben Moshe Stern – Yalkut Gershoni 15 Iyar – Rabbi Chaim Meir Yechiel Shapira – the Saraf of Mogielnica, a descendant of the “Megaleh Amukot” 16 Iyar – Rabbi Meir ben Gedaliah, the Maharam of Lublin – “Meir Einei” 17 Iyar – Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim of Sudilkov, “Degel Machaneh Ephraim” – grandson of the Baal Shem Tov Segulah – recite the eleven-letter prayer of Moshe Rabbeinu, with kavanah, explaining why the mother's name is mentioned in a prayer for a refuah shleimah; 17 ияра йорцайт илула раби моше хаим эф 17 Iyar – Rabbi Yechezkel Ha-Levi Landau of Prague – “Noda BiYehuda” – the 32nd day of the Omer count 18 Iyar – Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai – “the Holy Zohar” Segulot for Lag BaOmer 10 Segulot for Lag BaOmer by Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi 18 Iyar – Rabbi Moshe bar Yisrael Isserles – the Rema, “Mapah” (Shulchan Aruch) 18 Iyar – Rabbi Shalom ben Moses Buzaglo (Morocco) 19 and 20 Iyar – the concluding days of “Tarin Pit chin” (the doubled abundance from Heaven) 19 and 20 Iyar – the concluding days of “Tarin Pitḥin” (double abundance from Heaven) 19 Iyar – Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov Segulah – recite Parashat Ha-Mann Parashat HaMan on Tuesday of the Weekly Torah Portion Beshalach - Segula of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Rimanov 19 Iyar – Rabbi Meir ben Baruch of Rothenburg – the Maharam 19 Iyar – Rabbi Ezra ben Yitzchak Attiya – “Shaarei Ezra” 19 Iyar – Rabbi Shmuel Abuhatzeira – founder of the Abuhatzeira family 20 Iyar – Rabbi Mordechai ben Menachem Nachum Twersky – the Maggid of Chernobyl 20 Iyar – Rabbi Yosef Waltuch – “the Shamash” – one of the five kabbalists/craftsmen of the Halban's circle 20 Iyar – Rabbi Chaim Avraham ben Moshe Gagin of Constantinople – Rishon LeZion and Rosh Yeshiva of Beit El 21 Iyar – Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Segal – “Raza Meheimna” 21 Iyar – Rabbi Yaakov Yosef Ha-Kohen Rabinowitz (son of Chesed Le-Avraham of Radomsk) 22 Iyar – Rabbi Shlomo-Eliezer bar Yaakov Alfandari – the Saba Kadisha 22 Iyar – Rabbi Mordechai Shraga Feivish Friedman of Husiatyn (the sixth and youngest son of Rabbi Yisrael of Ruzhin) 24 Iyar – Rabbi Simcha ben Yitzchak Ha-Kohen – killed by Crusaders in Worms 25 Iyar – Rabbi Yaakov ben Yaakov Moshe Lorberbaum of Lissa 25 Iyar – Rabbi Chaim Hager of Kosov, “Torat Chaim” 26 Iyar – Rabbi Saadia Gaon – Gaon of Sura (Babylonia) 26 Iyar – Rabbi Moshe-Chaim bar Yaakov-Chai Luzzatto – the Ramchal, “Mesillat Yesharim” Segulah – study the 25th chapter of “Mesillat Yesharim”; Segulot and Prayers for Finding a Shidduch from the Mekubalim 26 Iyar – Rebbe Shlomo ben Mordechai Goldman – the Rebbe of Zvhil (father) Segulah – accepting bizyonot (humiliation)  Bizyonot – a segula against death 28 Iyar – Shmuel ben Elkanah Ha-Navi Segulah: recite “Hannah's Prayer” Prayer of Hannah (Transliterated) 28 Iyar – Rabbi Yerachmiel Yehuda Meir Kalish – the Amshinover Rebbe 29 Iyar – Rabbi Meir of Premishlan – a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov