Rabbi David Ben Hasin was one of the leaders of the Meknes community in Morocco 200 years ago and was a renowned cantor.He was also a poet. To this day, in his native city, his Azharot are sung on the holiday of Shavuot. One hundred and fifty of his holiday and Shabbat hymns were included in the book Tehillah Le-David.How to Get Rid of GallstonesThe Torah says (Devarim, Ki Teitzei 25:13–15): לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּכִיסְךָ, אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן: גְּדוֹלָה, וּקְטַנָּה. אֶבֶן שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה-לָּךְ אֵיפָה שְׁלֵמָה וָצֶדֶק יִהְיֶה-לָּךְ לְמַעַן יַאֲרִיכוּ יָמֶיךָ עַל הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֶיךָ נֹתֵן לָךְ - “Lo yihyeh lecha be-kisecha even va-even gedolah u-ketanah. Even shleimah va-tzedek yihyeh-lach eifah shleimah va-tzedek yihyeh-lach lema'an ya'arichu yamecha al ha-adamah asher Adonai Elohecha noten lach” - (“You shall not have in your pouch two different weights, a large and a small. You shall have a full and honest weight, and a full and honest measure, so that your days may be prolonged on the land that the L-rd your G-d is giving you.”)When Rabbi David decided to publish the book Tehillah Le-David, he set out to raise the necessary funds. He reached Amsterdam and went to the city's main synagogue, where he began speaking with the rabbi of Amsterdam. The rabbi held Rabbi David in high regard and, despite the Amsterdam community's strict adherence to its customs, asked Rabbi David to lead the prayer service according to the customs of Moroccan Jews.After the service, the two rabbis went to visit the head of the community, who was ill and suffering greatly from pain.Rabbi David asked the sick man what was troubling him. The man replied that he had gallstones.Rabbi David blessed him with a verse from the Torah (Devarim 25:13):- “Lo yihyeh lecha be-kisecha even va-even gedolah u-ketanah” - (“You shall not have in your pouch a large stone and a small stone.”)In Hebrew, gallbladder is “kis ha-marah”, and stone is “even.”Using a play on words, Rabbi David Ben Hasin recited the prohibition, “You shall not have in your pouch a large stone and a small stone,” intending that there should be no “stones” (even va-even)—neither small nor large—in one's “gallbladder” (be-kisecha).When the sick man heard this blessing, he burst into such intense laughter that the stones came out along with his cough.After calming down, the head of the community asked Rabbi David the purpose of his visit. Rabbi David replied that he wanted to publish a book of piyyutim.The grateful head of the community said, “Publish the book, and I will cover all the expenses,” and, concluding with verses from the Torah in the same chapter, omitting the word “even,” he said:- “Shleimah ve-tzedek yihyeh-lach” - (“You shall have a full measure.”) A Segula for Refuah Shleimah for Gallstone DiseaseOne should recite the following verse from the Torah 17 or 24 times (a “baduk u-menuseh”—a tested and proven segula)
לֹא-יִהְיֶה לְךָ בְּכִיסְךָ, אֶבֶן וָאָבֶן: גְּדוֹלָה, וּקְטַנָּה. “Lo yihyeh lecha be-kisecha even va-even gedolah u-ketanah” - (“You shall not have in your pouch a large stone and a small stone.”)(Based on the book Gates of the East by Israel Spektor)
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