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ISSUE # 6
Newsletter of the Tehilim Hotline
THE ORANGE GROVE ..................................2
W
hen
was the
last time that out of
nowhere came an unexpected hefty
expense?
It could have been a big dentist bill or an
expense for a simcha, such as a wedding. The
bank account has reached its limit and the grocery bill is growing out of proportion. And from
where will the money come to pay for it?
And then…out of the clear blue everything
works out as if an aperture opened up in heaven
and out pours the money to pay the bill!
Rabbi Sholom Meir Wallach (a contemporary
rabbi in Jerusalem, author of Mayan HaShevua)
THE EXTRA PACK ......................................3
HELP FROM HASHEM
RECIPE
makes
the following observation; “Look around…in
Russia, there are long lines for bread
and for basic necessities. With all her rich
resources of wheat, oil, gas, gold and diamond
mines there’s still no bread to eat! But here in Israel
without the reserves of gas and other natural
resources other countries boast about and even
HOTLINE
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SEGULAH FOR REFUAH ..............................10
PRAYER
FOR
TEHILIM
DATELINE 2006
e are happy to bring to our participants and readers the
latest issue of our inspirational newsletter. This issue
focuses on the topic of parnassa – livelihood. Many of
us experience major difficulties in providing for ourselves
and our families. We are often crushed under the burden
of expenses for health, education, and day to day living.
We must strengthen our faith in the One Who Provides
for every living thing, as the version of the Prayer for
Livelihood printed in many siddurim, prayer books,
states: ‘It is you Hashem the God, Who nourishes, sustains, and supports, from the horns of re’eimim (a reference to a huge creature with a long and powerful
horn) to the eggs of lice (this Talmudical expression
signifies from the smallest to the greatest)…provide me
with my allotment of bread…’
God is not shorthanded; he measures out every creature’s needs
and provides it to all.
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Second to the requests of prayers for the sick, we receive numerous requests to pray for livelihood. We endeavor to pray for every
need of our community and to this end, we continue to form
more and more cycles of the recitation of the entire Book of
Tehilim (Psalms).
WE
ARE PROUD TO REPORT THAT WE ARE UP TO OUR
ELEVENTH CYCLE OF THE DAILY RECITATION OF THE ENTIRE
TEHILIM.
We wish to continue to see the Tehilim Hotline grow and
expand with many more cycles and to merit continued salvation for the Jewish people.
“God of our forefathers: The needs of Thy people Israel are many
and their wit is small.( I.e., they do not know how to ask for their
needs) May it be Thy will, O Lord our God, to give to each one his sustenance
and to each body what it lacks.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord, who hearkens unto prayer.”
(Tractate Berachos 29a)
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R
av Eliyahu Dushnitzer, zt’l, Mashgiach of Yeshivas Lomza
in Petach Tikvah, owned an orange orchard in Ramat
Hasharon, which was the source of his income. Shortly
after acquiring the orchard, the citrus industry went into an
economic crisis and many growers were forced into
bankruptcy. Not only did the grove not produce
income, it incurred large deficits. Rav Eliyahu was
utterly distressed, constantly worrying
that if his time should come to depart
from this world, he will have left over
many debts.
To Rav Eliyahu, the solution to his
problem was simple enough: Turn to
Father and ask him to resolve his
predicament. And that’s exactly what he
did. He pleaded to Hashem, our Father in
heaven. In addition, whoever came in contact with him was asked to pray on his behalf.
Aware of Rav Eliyahu’s problem, one of his students found
the ideal buyer for the grove, a well-to-do American who had
expressed great interest in buying some agricultural property
in Eretz Yisrael. He arranged a meeting between the prospective buyer and Rav Eliyahu, and all three took a bus from
Petach Tikvah to Ramat Hasharon to inspect the orchard.
Not wanting to deceive the buyer, Rabbi Dushnitzer proceeded to point out various problems with the orchard and
took him on a guided tour and pointed out every decayed
tree, all of the insect-infested trees, as well as the pits and
ditches in the orchard. Due to Rabbi Dushnitzer’s strict code
of honesty, the deal did not go through. The American
returned to the United States and Rav Eliyahu returned to
continued losses from his orange grove.
Several days passed and Rav Eliyahu happened to meet
one of his favorite former students, the venerable Maggid of
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Yerushalayim, Harav Sholom Shwadron zt’l.
“I have a special request for you, dear Reb Sholom,” he said.
“Were you not someone very close to me, I would feel uncomfortable asking it of you. You’re surely aware of all the aggravation I’ve been having from my orange grove in Ramat
Hasharon, and the great deficits it is incurring. May I ask that
when you return to Yerushalayim you visit a certain friend of
yours who studied alongside you at the yeshivah in Petach
Tikvah?
“This friend has established a Talmud Torah in
Yerushalayim. Some time ago I met him and poured out my
heart to him in regard to this grove. I asked him to recite several chapters of Tehilim in my behalf with the schoolchildren
every day after their studies. You know, Reb Sholom, your
friend is such a busy person - carrying the responsibility for
both the educational and budgetary needs of his Talmud
Torah - as well as his myriad chesed activities. It is no surprise that he overlooked my request regarding reciting
Tehilim with the children. Please, Rav Sholom, when you
arrive in Yerushalayim, kindly approach him and encourage
him on my behalf.”
“I beg the rebbe’s forgiveness, Rav Sholom said,
“but how are you so sure that my friend actually forgot about the Tehilim?”
“That’s obvious,” Rav Eliyahu replied
with absolute conviction. “The fact is
that thus far I have been unsuccessful in
finding the proper buyer for the property. Unquestionably, the only factor missing is the sincere prayers of the tinokos shel
beis rabban, the precious Talmud Torah children.”
Immediately upon arriving in Yerushalayim, Rav Sholom
rushed to the Talmud Torah and met his friend just as he
was hurrying from the school. Rav Sholom related his
encounter with their rebbe and the conversation that ensued.
His friend apologetically admitted that he did indeed forget
about Rav Eliyahu and his orange grove and had not implemented the request for Tehilim.
In less than a week, Rav Eliyahu successfully sold the
property to a skilled farmer who found all the orange grove’s
problems to be minor and easily correctable. He paid full
market price for it, enabling Rav Eliyahu to repay all his outstanding obligations. This good fortune did not surprise Rav
Eliyahu at all. He had never doubted the power of Tehilim
from the mouths of the holy children of Yerushalayim.
This story appears in The Maggid Series by Rabbi Paysach Krohn, published by
Mesorah Publications, as well as in other publications.
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HELP FROM HASHEM
IN HEAVEN
by Yossi Zicherman
S
weating under the weight
of his burden, the poor
man trudged along the
road. Suddenly he heard the
sound of a carriage behind him
and he dashed off to the side of
the road.
The carriage came to a halt
beside him and its wealthy
owner called to him:
“Can I give you a lift? Toss
your bags into the carriage and
hop in.”
The poor fellow was overjoyed and he quickly entered
the carriage and unloaded his
bags. But one small pack he still
kept on his back.
“Why don’t you put that bag
down too and relax?”
“But you are so kind to me
already, taking my big bags and
me. I don’t want to burden you
with this pack too so I’ll carry it
myself!”
Silly man! The carriage is
carrying you along with everything in it. You’re holding the
pack on your back does not
lighten the burden of the
wagon. Just as the wagon is carrying you it is also carrying
your pack.
With this moshol, parable,
Rabbi Yisroel Meir Hakohen
Kagan, the Chofetz Chaim
(1838-1933) wanted to teach
that people place too much
importance on having money
put away for a “rainy day” - to
support themselves in case
things don’t go so well. If you
ask one of them how he expects
to support himself throughout
all the years of his life he
replies:
“I have faith in G-d that He
will provide me with a livelihood.”
Such a person is like the
foolish traveler who puts his
entire burden on his provider’s
carriage but leaves one little
pack which he must take care
of himself.
“Cast your burden upon
G-d,” says the Psalmist, “and
he will support you.”
In the end you have to place
your faith in G-d, so you might
as well have confidence in Him
for your “rainy day” as well.
Moral - Don’t Try Carrying
Your Own Bag If G-d Is Giving You
a Lift.
Hashem runs the world, He pulls all the strings.
Pushing His master computer’s buttons; He’s in control of everything.
He guides mankind to peace and perfection, to its destiny and dream.
Helping to shape world history; in harmony creation rings
We pray to You- the Almighty, to bestow blessing on the land.
You open Your hand wide, satisfying the needs of every man.
With care, concern and compassion, You lovingly lend Your hand,
Guiding our footsteps and fate, You help us securely stand.
Dear Father, high in Heaven, You’re always very near.
When we plead to You in prayer, we know You hear our tears.
Regardless of our troubles, we have nothing to fear.
Your helping hand is close; we’ll find the strength to bear.
Though these times are troubled, the darkness will transform to light.
Let’s hope to Hashem in Heaven; He’s leading us out of the night.
He’s our inspiration and security; is there any greater might?
Feel His power when we pray; together we’ll win the fight.
Let’s lift our eyes to the heavens; Hashem is our help and hope.
He’ll restore health and happiness; He will heal all our woes.
Let’s pray- praising Hashem joyously, while we journey down the road;
Returning back to our home, as the future world unfolds.
From Mendel Weinbach’s Who Wants To
Live: The Mesholim of the Chofetz Chaim
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Recipe For Success
K
nowing how scrupulous his rebbe, R’ Yisrael Baal
Shem Tov was about the kashrus of the wine he used
for Kiddush, R’ David Lilkes embarked on a mission
to produce wine for his rebbe under the highest standards of
halachah (Jewish Law).
He traveled to Hungary, to a vineyard of excellent
repute, and supervised the winemaking from its inception,
ensuring that only the best grapes were used, and ascertaining that each step of the process was performed strictly according to halachah.
Finally, after great expenditures of time and effort, the
wine casks were filled with this special wine over which
the Baal Shem Tov would sanctify the lofty Day of Rest.
R’ David eagerly returned to his rebbe to report on his
successful mission, detailing his intense supervision of
each step of the winemaking process. “Rebbe,” he
declared, “I can vouch for the absolute kashrus of this wine
— it is superior to any
you have
used until now. The
casks are outside in
the courtyard, if you
would like to go see
them.”
They stepped outside and R’ David was
utterly horrified to discover that the lids had
been removed from the
casks of wine! “Who has
broken the seals?” he cried
in anguish. “I have been so
careful every step of the way,
and now all my great toil has
gone to waste! The Rebbe would
have been so pleased to have this
wine, and now all has been for naught!” Investigation led
to discovery of the culprit: a passing soldier had seen the
casks and cavalierly broken the seals in order to slake his
thirst. His interference had, of course, rendered the wine
forbidden to drink.’
R’ David was heartbroken at the tremendous loss, the
more so for being convinced that this last-minute disaster
was a Heavenly sign of displeasure with his efforts. The
Baal Shem Tov explained the incident very clearly. “You
invested great effort into producing the ‘perfect’ wine, taking every necessary precaution, and were quite pleased
with the results. It was only at the very conclusion that
something went wrong with your plans.
“What was the missing ingredient?
“You were so caught up in your enthusiasm for your
noble undertaking that you omitted a crucial ingredient:
you neglected to ask for Divine assistance! Did you ever
pray for siyata d’Shmaya for success, or recite a chapter
of Tehilim that all should go well? No mission in life can
ever hope to succeed unless Hashem is made part of
it. Therefore your attempts failed.”
(From A Mazeldig Voch by Avrohom Barash. Mesorah
Publications, New York)
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G
oing through the letters of blessings and appreciation that we, at Tehilim
Hotline receive regularly is a source of great chizuk and inspiration for us. We
wish to share some lines from various letters that we received. For more letters,
see pages 8-9:
To all those that are involved with the Tehilim Hotline…What you are doing is so
beautiful and I want to thank you so much.
Knowing Tehilim is being said by someone now has given me a tremendous sense of Menuchas
Hanefesh (tranquility), at a difficult time.
It takes so much time and devotion on your part and I want you to know how much I appreciate
what you are doing – that it’s so calming to know that another Jew somewhere is davening for a
situation I don’t fully understand.
Thank you for creating such a beautiful idea, for actually establishing it…,
Thank you,
G.,
Flushing, N.Y.
Dear Members of Tehilim Hotline: Thank you so much for helping me and people like
me, who need help and hope. God bless you.
O. K.,
(USA, Israel)”
The Tehilim Hotline is an organization that was
formed eight years ago with the purpose of
helping our Jewish brethren through the power
of prayer. The Tehilim Hotline is a nationwide
network of volunteers that together are currently completing eleven cycles of reading the
entire Sefer Tehilim (Book of Psalms) daily on
behalf of individuals in Klal Yisroel. Callers to
the Hotline are from all corners of the globe.
Boruch Hashem, we have been successful in
helping thousands of people through difficult
times. With sympathetic ears, advice and
referrals, many have told us that they could
Dear Tehilim Hotline, I wanted to thank all of the Tehilim Hotline participants-One of the
people close to me who I put on your Tehilim list is getting married soon! I am sure that this is
at least in part due to the tefillot of the Tehilim Hotline participants…!
A.B.L.
St. Louis Park, Minnesota
never go through those times without the
…I want to express my very deep gratitude for your Tehilim on his behalf. These
Tehilim, without a doubt, played a huge role in the last 2 years of his life. These were 2 years he
lived after being told by his doctors he had only 2 weeks to live…!
T.,
Brooklyn, N.Y.
part of this unique group of dedicated fellow
…Thank you very much…May Hashem bless you, yours, and all those that recite Tehilim
the more people who join, the greater the
for others….
T. G.
zechusim - merits in Klal Yisroel
We can go on and on…But the main thing is that the efforts of the Tehilim Hotline
and its participants – each and every one of you who have dedicated yourselves to
join in this global effort to pray for our brothers and sisters – is greatly appreciated .
We want you to also know how much WE, at Tehilim Hotline headquarters, appreciate your loyal efforts.
Join Tehilim Hotline. Together let us bring chizuk, inspiration and succor to the
many individuals who are in great need of healing and relief of their troubles.
Together, we can bring about yeshuos (salvation) to our people!
Tehilim Hotline.
We are currently in the process of expanding
our vital public service. You can also become
Jews who are helping their brethren through
the power of prayer. Call the Tehilim Hotline
and we will assign you chapters to recite daily,
(the Jewish Nation).
888.44.TEHILIM
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Man is worried about the wealth
he has amassed;
But Man is not concerned about
his years that pass.
His wealth cannot help him in
his time of need;
His wasted years are forever lost
and cannot be retrieved.
- A Chassidic Proverb
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with our troubled economy
there are no bread lines!
Young couples are still getting married; businesses are
operating and thank G-d
everything is in order. It’s
not necessarily easy but
we don’t have to
spend all day waiting on lines for our
provisions. Moreover
people are sill flocking to settle in Israel
and are being absorbed
in the country. How is it possible? On what
basis are these people joining a country with a
failing economy?
The economists don’t have any solution... but
we do. We know what the Talmud teaches: “a
person’s parnassa (livelihood) is as difficult as
Kriyas Yam Suf, the miracle of the Splitting the
Sea” (Tractate Pesachim 118a). And on miracles
you don’t ask questions! This is simply how
making a living is, for the individual as well as
for the country. It’s all relying on miracles; it’s all
relying upon heavenly mercy.
Not only was the Splitting of the Sea a miracle but it was also the furthest solution from
anyone’s mind! When the Egyptians pursued
the Children of Israel and the Israelites were on
the brink of the Sea, with no place to continue,
there were those who wanted to return to the
Egyptian oppression and there were those that
wanted to take up arms and battle their oppressors, but no one ever thought that they could
enter the raging sea and...it would split and
transform to dry land!
The same is with parnassa as the Talmud
says: “Seven things are hidden from man;
[among them] the day of death, when the final
redemption will occur, what is in another’s mind
and from where will his sustenance come,
etc…” (Pesachim 54b)
If you were to ask most people to identify the
turning point in their lives; how they made it to
where they are today, they could not give you a
definitive answer. Instead, they will tell you stories upon stories of how they found themselves
in their present situation. It’s exactly like the
Splitting of the Sea where the Jews did not know
from where will come their salvation!
Another comparison between finding parnassa and the Splitting of the Sea; Chazal (the
Rabbis of Blessed Memory) teach that when the
sea split, it did not just split in two, it split into
twelve distinct parts, one part for each tribe.
Chazal go even further and describe how each
person had his own path to walk on (within the
twelve fissures).
So when comparing parnassa with Kriyas Yam
Suf what were they referring to? They were
referring to the divergent means by which each
individual finds his particular line of work.
Some make a living as farmers, some as knitters,
some as jewelers, etc. Each person has his own
distinct path by which he provides for himself
and his family. Sometimes within the same field
it happens that someone else opens the same
business next door to another. (How many groceries, clothing stores, pizza shops, etc. are in
your neighborhood?) One may be abuzz with a
constant flow of customers while the other one
struggles to corral patrons. Each one “makes a
living”; some more and some less. Yet, as the
Talmud teaches: “no man encroaches on what
has been reserved for his fellow” (Yoma 38b).
HORSE SENSE
To illustrate our point;
One time a man came to Rabbi Chaim of
Sanz zt’l (a Chassidic Rebbe of the previous generation) with the complaint that another person
opened the same business directly across the
street from his own shop. This proprietor
claimed that this competitor was ruining his
business.
The Rebbe asked him, “Have you ever traveled in a (horse-drawn) wagon?”
The Chassid answered, “Certainly, Rebbe.
Many times!”
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“And most probably you brought the horse to
the river to drink when it was thirsty?” the
Rebbe said.
“Certainly” responded the Chassid.
“Have you ever noticed that before the horse
drinks, he stamps his forefeet in the water?”
The Chassid was flabbergasted; “The Rebbe is
right, the horse does that, but I never thought
about it. Indeed. Why does the horse stamp its
feet in the water?”
The Rebbe answered, “It’s simple. When the
horse lowers its head to drink, he sees his own
reflection in the calm, clear water, and it thinks
that another horse has come to steal its water.
The horse is afraid that there will not be enough
for the both of them. So what does it do? It kicks
the water and it becomes clouded with dirt and
mud and the other horse disappears!
The Chassid chuckled at the antics of the
horse.
The Rebbe continued; “do you understand?
Not only is the second horse a figment of the first
horse’s imagination but even if the other horse
were real, there would still be plenty of water in
the ocean for both of them. So what did our
horse gain? Only one thing, that now he has to
drink dirty, muddy water instead of clear, clean
water!”
The Rebbe brought the lesson home and quoted the aforementioned Talmudic teaching, “no
man encroaches on what has been reserved for
his fellow”. Each person has his own field by
which he provides for his family, he does not lose
what the other one seemingly is taking away
from him.
AND OF COURSE ONE
MUST PRAY
The Talmud asks at the end of Tractate
Kiddushin: “What should one do to become
rich? Let him conduct his business with integrity”. The Talmud continues, “Many have conducted themselves thusly to no avail”. The
Rabbis conclude, “But rather plead for mercy to
[G-d,] the One to Whom All the Wealth is His;
as the verse states, ‘Mine is the silver and Mine
is the gold says the Lord of Hosts’”.
Rabbi Pinchus Halevi Horowitz in Sefer
Hamakneh, (End of Tractate Kiddushin) elaborates and states: This is what the Torah is referring to when it warns, “And you will think, ‘My
strength and the power of my hand have
acquired this wealth for me”. A person should
not rely on the strength and the power of his
hand in his endeavors to sustain himself because
Hashem has no limitations to provide for every
individual’s needs whether it is great or small.
The primary influence of abundance is that
which flows from Above, as the verse states,
“Hashem will bless all that you do”; which
means that poverty and wealth is not dependent
on one’s occupation.
There are many who work hard in their line of
work and are not successful and there are many
who engage in menial work and are successful.
Often we extend great efforts in one area with
the hope that we will support ourselves thereby,
but Hashem has other plans and steers us in a
different direction in which we settle into.
Which brings us back to the idea expressed
by Rabbi Wallach above; no one can put their
finger on how they actually got to where they are
today just like the Jews had no idea that their
salvation was at hand until….the sea split and
Pharaoh and Egypt were history!
The lesson that we learn is that everything
depends on “that which emanates from
Hashem’s word”.
According to Hashem’s blessing will be the
success.
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The following
psalms are
considered
auspicious for
success in one’s
livelihood.
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104 - s"e
121 - tf"e
136 - uk"e
144 - s"ne
145 - v"ne
The Sefer Hachinuch recommends that
one who recites Birchas Hamazon, Grace
After Meals, with proper concentration and
intent, will be blessed with good livelihood.
It is also propitious to recite Parshas
Ha-Mun (the portion in the Torah that discusses the Manna – the miraculous food from
heaven that the Children of Israel ate in the
wilderness) found in Shemos (Exodus),
Parshas Beshalach, Chap. 16, verses 4-36. It
is most auspicious when recited Shnayim
Mikra V’Echod Targum, twice as read in the
Torah and once with the Commentary of
Onkeles on the Tuesday of the week in which
the Torah Portion of Beshalach occurs.
It is also an accepted segula to recite the
Torah portion dealing with the Ketores, the
daily incense-offering as stated in the Talmud:
‘The baraita teaches: It never happened that
a person was given the opportunity to offer
the incense more than once. Why? Rebi
Chanina said: Because, the Incense-Offering
brings wealth’ (Yoma 26a).
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To whom it may concern,
Thank you so much for
saying Tehilim for my
grandmother. Thank G-d
she is doing very well now.
I think it is a beautiful
“service” to offer. May all
of your Tefilos go straight
to Hashem and be
answered for the good.
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Dear Tehilim Hotline ,
Words cannot express our gratitude. In
October of 2005 my uncle in Israel suffered a
clinical death. He was dead for three minutes.
After the news reached us in America, we all
began to hope for the best, and called Tehilim
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Hotline . He recovered in a week, and even spok
us over the telephone. Thank you very much for
proving that the power of prayer transcends all,
and heals the sick on any continent. Thank you
once again.
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recitation of Tehilim on my behalf
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that recite Tehilim for
others. All Israel
should be blessed.
Thank you again.
To maintain the confidentiality of our participants, we have
removed any identifying information from the letters on this page
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A Segula for Refuah from
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Then say “Nishmas Kol Chai” (The prayer that begins…”The soul
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Prayers from the beginning of “Nishmas” to “May’ata Ve’ad Olom” “…from this time and for
ever”. (Immediately before the concluding blessing)
It is a tradition handed down through the generations from Rabbi Yehudah Hachasid (Born:
Speyer, Germany, 1150; Died: Regensburg, Germany, 1217) that the praise “Nishmas Kol
Chai” is auspicious to thwart troubles. If a person will accept upon himself to recite the hymn
Nishmas Kol Chai in praise and song before a quorum of Jewish men as an expression of thanks.
Many have done this and found salvation for their troubles.
[Kaf Hachaim, by Rabbi Chaim Falagi, famous Kabbalist from Turkey (1788-1868) Chapter 285 Laws of Shabbos]
Harav Yisroel Yaakov Kanievsky, zt’l, known as the Steipler Gaon, would instruct those who
faced troubles and distress and advise women in active labor, to make a resolution that when
Hashem will help them through the peril they will say the prayer of “Nishmas” and many have
found salvation thereby.
[By testimony of relatives of the Steipler]
Then say:
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nullify from oneself all harsh decrees and evil schemes, to
make it impossible for evil forces/people to inflict any
harm. This is that a person determines in his heart that
Hashem is the A-mighty, the Only Power in the world. Ein
Od Milvado — there is no power beside Him, anywhere in
the world or outside it. Everything that exists is filled with
His Unity. The person should nullify everything else in his
heart and pay no attention to any thing or any will in the
world. He should surrender his thoughts and adhere purely unto Hashem, Who is the only Master of the world. And
thus will Hashem also nullify all the powers that seek to
harm him and they will be totally ineffectual against him.'
And also the One Who Decrees, Speaks and Brings into
Existence brings about miracles and wonders that counter the laws of nature to one who surrenders his thoughts
and sincerely adheres to pure faith in Him and will not
allow him to falter. And He is able at any time to influence
the established order of nature or to reverse the laws of
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Prayer for Parnassa (livelihood)
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May it be Your Will, Hashem, our God and the God of our fathers that
my provisions and my livelihood and the provisions and livelihood of
my household together with the provisions and livelihood of the entire
Jewish people be encompassing, appropriate and virtuous in Your
hands.
May we never be in need of the gifts of man nor of their loans but only
of Your hand which is full, open, holy and generous. And may my
work and all my dealings be blessed and not destitute, for life and not
for death. And may I merit that no desecration of the Name of Heaven
occur through me, and that I may be among the beneficent and those
that influence for good to everyone at all times and fill my hand with
Your blessings and satiate me of your goodness, as You did with those
that emerged from Egypt. For You are blessed and bring blessings to
the Universe. The eyes of all look expectedly to You, and You give
them all their food in its proper time. You open Your hand, and satisfy the desire of every living being. (Psalms 145:16) Cast your burden
upon Hashem, and He will sustain you; He will never allow the falling
of the righteous. (Psalms 55:23) And grant the holy and pure souls
that pray to Hashem for my sake and because of me to lift my horn
and raise my fortune in order that I will be able to serve You wholeheartedly for eternity. Amen.
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