Sod Torah - Sefer Bereishit

 5. Bereishit 18:13

A powerful segula from the Torah against ayin hara. In the phrase “shall I indeed bear,” the Divine Name האא is encoded, protecting against ayin hara, for Sarah uttered these words while Ishmael was before her, fearing the evil eye from him.

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יְהֹוָ֖ה אֶל־אַבְרָהָ֑ם לָ֣מָּה זֶּה֩ צָחֲקָ֨ה שָׂרָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר הַאַ֥ף אֻמְנָ֛ם אֵלֵ֖ד וַאֲנִ֥י זָקַֽנְתִּי׃

- “Va-yomer Ado-nai el-Avraham: lamah ze tzachakah Sarah lemor: ha-af umnam eled va-ani zakanti” -

(And G-d said to Abraham: Why did Sarah laugh, saying, “Shall I indeed bear a child, now that I am old?”)

A segula for kefitzat ha-derech (shortening the journey). This passage contains a coded Divine Name that the Mekubalim have used throughout the ages to shorten a journey.

- “Ve-ashbiakha ba-Ado-nai Elohei hashamayim ve-Elohei haaretz” -

(And I will make you swear by the L-rd, G-d of heaven and G-d of earth, that you will not take a wife for my son from the daughters of the Canaanites).

A segula for parnasah—it is good to read at the conclusion of Shabbat.

 [Recite seven times]

 יב וַיִּזְרַע יִצְחָק בָּאָרֶץ הַהִוא וַיִּמְצָא בַּשָּׁנָה הַהִוא מֵאָה שְׁעָרִים וַיְבָרֲכֵהוּ יְהוָה

– “Va-yizra Yitzchak ba-aretz hahi va-yimtza bashanah hahi meah she'arim va-yevarekhehu Ado-nai” -

(And Isaac sowed in that land, and found in that year a hundredfold; and the L-rd blessed him.)  

 A segula against enemies and every kind of evil. The first word of the pasuk is a Divine Name that protects against enemies.

- “Tenah et-nashai ve-et yeladai asher avadti otkha bahen ve-elekhah ki Atah yad ata et-avodati asher avadtikha” -

(Give me my wives and my children, for whom I served you, and let me go. You know the service I rendered you.)

A segula for deliverance from every kind of evil and negativity.

A segula for elevating one's mazal (good fortune and improving one's destiny). In this sentence, the word kama קמה is a Divine Name that elevates a person's mazal.

- “Ve-hineh anachnu me'almim alumim betokh hasadeh ve-hineh kama alumati ve-gam nitzavah ve-hineh tesubena alumoteikhem va-tishtachavena la-alumati” -

(Here we were binding sheaves in the middle of the field, and behold, my sheaf rose.) 

A segula for success and good fortune throughout the week—it is good to recite before Melaveh Malkah

[Repeat seven times in forward and reverse order]

וַיְהִי יְהוָה אֶת יוֹסֵף וַיְהִי אִישׁ מַצְלִיחַ וַיְהִי בְּבֵית אֲדֹנָיו הַמִּצְרִי הַמִּצְרִי אֲדֹנָיו בְּבֵית וַיְהִי מַצְלִיחַ אִישׁ וַיְהִי יוֹסֵף אֶת יְהוָה וַיְהִי

– “Va-yehi Ado-nai et Yosef va-yehi ish matzliach va-yehi be-veit adonav ha-Mitzri. Ha-Mitzri adonav be-veit va-yehi matzliach ish va-yehi Yosef et Ado-nai va-yehi” -

(And the L-rd was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, and he lived in the house of his Egyptian master.)

[Repeat seven times]

וַיַּרְא אֲדֹנָיו כִּי יְהוָה אִתּוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר הוּא עֹשֶׂה יְהוָה מַצְלִיחַ בְּיָדוֹ

– “Va-yar adonav ki Ado-nai ito ve-khol asher hu oseh, Ado-nai matzliach be-yado” -

(And his master saw that the L-rd was with him, and that whatever he did, the L-rd granted success through him.)

 A segula for parnasah

יאוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֜ם יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל אֲבִיהֶ֗ם אִם־כֵּ֣ן ׀ אֵפוֹא֮ זֹ֣את עֲשׂוּ֒ קְח֞וּ מִזִּמְרַ֤ת הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ בִּכְלֵיכֶ֔ם וְהוֹרִ֥ידוּ לָאִ֖ישׁ מִנְחָ֑ה מְעַ֤ט צֳרִי֙ וּמְעַ֣ט דְּבַ֔שׁ נְכֹ֣את וָלֹ֔ט בׇּטְנִ֖ים וּשְׁקֵדִֽים׃

- “Va-yomer aleihem Yisrael avihem: im ken eifo zot asu, kechu mizimrat haaretz bikhelekhem ve-horidu la-ish minchah, me'at tzori u-me'at devash, nekhot va-lot, botnim u-shekedim” -

(And Israel their father said to them: If it must be so, then do this: take some of the choice products of the land in your bags and bring them down as a gift for the man—some balm and some honey, spices and lotus, pistachios and almonds.)

A segula for parnasah and sustenance.

Moreover, Rabbi Elimelech Biderman (shlita) teaches that the letters of the word “shelachani” שלחני form an acronym for the words: “shmonah,” “lehadlik,” “nerot,” “chanukah”—a hint to the miracle of Chanukah.

- “Ki mechartem oti henah ki le-michyah shelachani Elohim lifneikhem” -

(For G-d sent me before you to preserve life.)

A segula against kishuf (sorcery) and curses—this pasuk contains the encoded Divine Name אעמ, which protects against all such negative actions.

- “Anokhi ered imkha Mitzraymah, ve-anokhi a'alekha gam aloh, ve-Yosef yashit yado al einekha” - (I will go down with you to Egypt, and I will also bring you back up; and Joseph shall put his hand on your eyes.)

 A segula against infertility

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יוֹסֵף֙ אֶל־הָעָ֔ם הֵן֩ קָנִ֨יתִי אֶתְכֶ֥ם הַיּ֛וֹם וְאֶת־אַדְמַתְכֶ֖ם לְפַרְעֹ֑ה הֵֽא־לָכֶ֣ם זֶ֔רַע וּזְרַעְתֶּ֖ם אֶת־הָאֲדָמָֽה׃

- “Va-yomer Yosef el-ha-am: hen kaniti etkhem hayom ve-et admatekhem le-Faro; he-lakhem zera u-zra'tem et-ha-adamah” -

(And Joseph said to the people: Behold, I have acquired you and your land today for Pharaoh. Here is seed for you; sow the land.)

A segula for all difficult situations and dead ends, using the name of one of the Twelve Tribes—Gad.

[Recite seven times]

- “Gad gedud yegudenu, ve-hu yagud akev. Kach atzliach bidrakhai kemo she-asah Yehoshua be-ever ha-Yarden im Yisrael u-va-milchamah im ha-Kena'ani ve-shav be-shalom le-artzo” -

(The tribe of Gad: a troop shall press upon him, but he shall press upon their heel. Grant me success on my paths, as Joshua did when the people of Israel crossed the Jordan and fought the Canaanites, returning safely to his land.)

 17. Bereishit 49:20

A segula for parnasah, using the name of one of the Twelve Tribes—Asher.

מֵאָשֵׁר שְׁמֵנָה לַחְמוֹ וְהוּא יִתֵּן מַעֲדַנֵּי מֶלֶךְ  

– “Me-Asher shmenah lachmo ve-hu yiten ma'adanei melekh” -

(Asher's bread shall be rich, and he shall provide royal delicacies.)

18. Bereishit 49:22

The most famous segula from the Torah against ayin hara, invoking Joseph's name.

– “Ben Porat Yosef, ben porat alei ayin, banot tza'adah alei shur” -

 (A fruitful son is Joseph, a fruitful son by the spring; daughters stride along the wall.) 

Sefer Shemot

A segula against all forms of sorcery and evil—this pasuk contains the encoded Divine Name אעמ, which protects against all such negative actions.

וַיִּקַּ֥ח מֹשֶׁ֛ה אֶת־עַצְמ֥וֹת יוֹסֵ֖ף עִמּ֑וֹ כִּי֩ הַשְׁבֵּ֨עַ הִשְׁבִּ֜יעַ אֶת־בְּנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר פָּקֹ֨ד יִפְקֹ֤ד אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶתְכֶ֔ם וְהַעֲלִיתֶ֧ם אֶת־עַצְמֹתַ֛י מִזֶּ֖ה אִתְּכֶֽם׃

- “Va-yikach Moshe et-atzmot Yosef imo, ki hashbea hishbia et-bnei Yisrael lemor: pakod yifkod Elohim etkhem, ve-ha'alitem et-atzmotai mi-zeh itekhem” -

(And Moses took Joseph's bones with him, for Joseph had solemnly adjured the children of Israel, saying: G-d will surely remember you, and you shall bring my bones up from here with you.)

2. Shemot 14:19-21

The three pesukim describing the splitting of Yam Suf are considered in Jewish tradition a segula for shidduchim and parnasah, since these two matters are granted with the same difficulty as the splitting of Yam Suf.

Each pasuk consists of 72 letters; 72 is the gematria of the word “Chesed,” yielding a triple Chesed.

Three times 72 equals 216, the gematria of the word “gevurah”; through triple Chesed, the most severe judgments can be overcome. The prophet Habakkuk, whose name has a gematria of 216, was brought back to life specifically through the power of these three pesukim.

(And the angel of G-d, who went before the camp of Israel, moved and went behind them; and the pillar of cloud moved from before them and stood behind them.)

- “Va-yavo bein machaneh Mitzrayim u-vein machaneh Yisrael va-yehi he-anan ve-ha-choshekh va-ya'er et-ha-laylah ve-lo karav ze el-ze kol ha-laylah” -

(And it came between the camp of Egypt and the camp of Israel; there was cloud and darkness for the Egyptians, while it illuminated the night. Neither came near the other all night.)

- “Va-yet Moshe et-yado al-ha-yam va-yolekh Ado-nai et-ha-yam be-ruach kadim azah kol ha-laylah va-yasem et-ha-yam le-charavah va-yibak'u ha-mayim” -

(And Moses stretched out his hand over the sea, and the L-rd drove the sea back with a strong east wind all night, turning the sea into dry land; and the waters split.)

Sefer Bamidbar

1. Bamidbar 6:22-26

A segula to recite Birkat Kohanim on Motzaei Shabbat for success throughout the week.

[Recite seven times]

כב וַיְדַבֵּר יְהוָה אֶל מֹשֶׁה לֵּאמֹר. כג דַּבֵּר אֶל אַהֲרֹן וְאֶל בָּנָיו לֵאמֹר כֹּה תְבָרְכוּ אֶת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל אָמוֹר לָהֶם. כד יְבָרֶכְךָ יְהוָה וְיִשְׁמְרֶךָ. כה יָאֵר יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וִיחֻנֶּךָּ. כו יִשָּׂא יְהוָה פָּנָיו אֵלֶיךָ וְיָשֵׂם לְךָ שָׁלוֹם

– “Va-yedaber Ado-nai el Moshe lemor: Daber el Aharon ve-el banav lemor, ko tevarekhu et bnei Yisrael amor lahem: Yevarekhekha Ado-nai ve-yishmerekha. Ya'er Ado-nai panav elekha vi-chuneka. Yisa Ado-nai panav elekha ve-yasem lekha shalom.”

(And the L-rd spoke to Moses: Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying: Thus shall you bless the children of Israel: “May the L-rd bless you and protect you! May the L-rd shine His countenance upon you and be gracious to you! May the L-rd lift His countenance toward you and grant you peace.”

2. Bamidbar 12:13

 A segula for refuah sheleimah—the prayer of Moshe Rabbeinu for his sister Miriam—the 11-letter healing Name of G-d.

 וַיִּצְעַ֣ק משֶׁ֔ה אֶל-יְהָוֹ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר אֵ֕ל נָ֛א רְפָ֥א נָ֖א לָֽהּ –

– “Va-yitz'ak Moshe el Ado-nai lemor: El na refa na lah” – 

(And Moses cried out to the L-rd, saying: Please, G-d, please heal her.)

3. Bamidbar 23:21

A segula against all forms of sorcery and harm.

לֹא הִבִּיט אָוֶן בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא רָאָה עָמָל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל יְהֹוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּוֹ וּתְרוּעַת מֶלֶךְ בּוֹ 

אֵל מוֹצִיאָם מִמִּצְרָיִם כְּתוֹעֲפֹת רְאֵם לוֹ: כִּי לֹא נַחַשׁ בְּיַעֲקֹב וְלֹא קֶסֶם בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כָּעֵת יֵאָמֵר לְיַעֲקֹב וּלְיִשְׂרָאֵל מַה פָּעַל אֵל 

(He does not behold iniquity in Jacob, nor see toil in Israel; the L-rd their G-d is with them, and the king's acclaim is among them. G-d who brought them out of Egypt is for them like the horns of a wild ox. There is no divination in Jacob and no sorcery in Israel; now it is said of Jacob and Israel, “What has G-d wrought?”)

4. Bamidbar 20:17

A segula of the Ari HaKadosh for protection while traveling—the protective Name  בדמ

- “Na'averah-na ve-artzekha; lo na'avor be-sadeh u-vekerem ve-lo nishteh mei ve'er; derekh ha-melekh nelekh, lo niteh yamin u-smol, ad asher na'avor gevulekha” - 

1. Devarim 11:15

The segula of Rav Dov Kook on Motzaei Shabbat for parnasah

וְנָתַתִּ֛י עֵ֥שֶׂב בְּשָׂדְךָ֖ לִבְהֶמְתֶּ֑ךָ וְאָכַלְתָּ֖ וְשָׂבָֽעְתָּ׃

- “Ve-natati esev be-sadekha li-hemtekha ve-akhalta ve-savata” -

(And I will give grass in your field for your cattle, and you shall eat and be satisfied.)

2. Devarim 11:25

A segula so that no one can harm you during the day—recite immediately after Birkat HaShachar, seven times

- “Lo yityatzev ish bifneikhem; pachdekhem u-mora'akhem yiten Ado-nai Eloheikhem al פני kol-haaretz asher tidrekhu-vah ka-asher diber lakhem” -

(No one will stand before you; the L-rd your G-d will bring fear and dread of you upon the whole land on which you tread, as He told you.)

3. Devarim 25:13-15

A segula for treating gallstones

לֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּכִֽיסְךָ֖ אֶ֣בֶן וָאָ֑בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ לֹא־יִהְיֶ֥ה לְךָ֛ בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ אֵיפָ֣ה וְאֵיפָ֑ה גְּדוֹלָ֖ה וּקְטַנָּֽה׃ אֶ֣בֶן שְׁלֵמָ֤ה וָצֶ֙דֶק֙ יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֔ךְ אֵיפָ֧ה שְׁלֵמָ֛ה וָצֶ֖דֶק יִֽהְיֶה־לָּ֑ךְ לְמַ֙עַן֙ יַאֲרִ֣יכוּ יָמֶ֔יךָ עַ֚ל הָֽאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לָֽךְ׃

 – “Lo yihyeh lekha be-kisekha even va-even gedolah u-ktanah. Lo yihyeh lekha be-veitekha eifah ve-eifah gedolah u-ktanah. Even shleimah va-tzedek yihyeh lakh, eifah sheleimah va-tzedek yihyeh lakh, lema'an ya'arikhu yamekha al ha-adamah asher Ado-nai Elohekha noten lakh” –

(You shall not have in your pouch alternate weights, larger and smaller. You shall not have in your house alternate measures, larger and smaller. You shall have a completely honest weight and a completely honest measure, so that your days may be long on the land that the L-rd your G-d is giving you.)

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