Segula (Kabbalah)
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Template:Short description Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'Module:Hatnote list' not found. A segula (Template:Langx, pl. Script error: No such module "Lang". səḡulloṯ[1][2]) is a protective or benevolent incantation or ritual in Kabbalistic and Talmudic tradition.[3][4]
Etymology
In medieval magic, "sigil" (/ˈsɪdʒɪl/) was commonly used to refer to occult signs representing various angels and demons the practitioner might summon. In this context, the term sigil derives from the Latin sigillum "seal."[5] Maimonides strongly urges against writing sigils on the back of a mezuzah, turning it into an amulet, in Mishneh Torah, "Laws of Tefilin and Mezuzzah", 5:4. Template:Quote
Segula appears in the Hebrew Bible in Exodus 19:5 and Deuteronomy 7:6, where God refers to the Jewish nation as his segula (treasure). The root of this word, segol, is the name of a Hebrew vowel-point represented by three dots. According to the Chaim ibn Attar, a segula is "a charm that supersedes logic".[6]
List of segulot
Following is a list of popular or well-known segulot.
Fertility and childbirth
- Distributing chai rotel (about 54 liters[7]) of drink at the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron on Lag BaOmer is considered a propitious remedy for infertility, as well as for helping a person find his mate or recover from serious illness[8]
- Acting as kvatterin "godmother" for a baby boy at his brit milah is a segula for childless couples to have children of their own[9]
- Studying the works of the kabbalist Zera Shimshon[10][11]
- Eating an etrog or etrog preserves facilitates an easy childbirth[12]
- Drinking from the waters of the spring of Sataf in Israel across from the Monastery of Saint John in the Wilderness prevents a breech birth[13]
Protection from harm
- Wearing a red string cut from a longer length that has been wound around Rachel's Tomb is an ancient tradition that protects the wearer from danger[14][15] The only classic source which does mention the red thread expressly forbids its use, saying that tying a red thread on one’s fingers is an idolatrous practice (darkei emori).[16][17]
- Giving tzedakah (charity money) to a traveler to donate when he arrives at his destination helps protect the traveler from harm[18]
- Concentrating on the phrase "There is none but Him [God]" (Template:Langx[19]) shields a person from danger[20]
Marriage
- Praying at the Tomb of Jonathan ben Uzziel in Amuka, Israel is considered propitious for finding one’s spouse within the coming year[21]
- Praying at the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days is considered a segula for finding one’s spouse[22][23]
- Holding the jewelry of a bride while she is escorted to her chuppah is a segula for finding a spouse[24]
Other
- Buying a burial plot is a segula for a long life[25]
- Placing a pigeon on a person’s navel is efficacious for curing jaundice[3][26]
- Giving tzedaka in the merit of Rabbi Meir is a segula for finding a lost object[27]
- Buying a new knife for Rosh Hashanah is a propitious remedy for livelihood[28]
- One can hang a special note around the neck of a chicken and use it to identify a thief[29]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kantor, Benjamin Paul (30 August 2023). The Linguistic Classification of the Reading Traditions of Biblical Hebrew: A Phyla-and-Waves Model. Semitic Languages and Cultures. Vol. 19. Open Book Publishers. p. 112. doi:10.11647/obp.0210. ISBN 978-1-78374-953-9.
Jerome [sɣolˈlɑː] 'prized possession' (Mal. 3.17)
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Finkelstein, Baruch; Finkelstein, Michal (2005). The Third Key: A Jewish couple's guide to fertility. Feldheim Publishers. p. 124. ISBN 1583303901.
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Chrysler, HaRav Eliezer. "Parshas Yisro: A Treasured Nation". shemayisrael.com. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lebovits, Moishe Dovid. "Lag BaOmer". Halachically Speaking. p. 6. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Lev, Barukh ben David (2003). There Is No Such Thing As Coincidence: And other stories of Divine Providence. Vol. 2. Feldheim Publishers. pp. 45–46. ISBN 1583306153.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Finman, Rabbi Herschel (2012). "What is the Function of the Kvatter?". Chabad.org. Archived from the original on 18 January 2012. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Zera Shimshon". Iggud HaRabbonim.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rabbi Nachman Seltzer (2018). Zera Shimshon 2. Shaar Press. ISBN 978-1-4226-2226-1.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Weisberg, Chana (2004). Expecting Miracles: Finding meaning and spirituality in pregnancy through Judaism. Urim Publications. p. 134. ISBN 9657108519.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Alpert, Yair (26 January 2010). "Rav Fischer's Segulah Miraculously Works By Not Working – Saves Life of Baby". matzav.com. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Tannenbaum, Rabbi Gershon (10 February 2012). "The Red Strings of Kever Rochel". The Jewish Press. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Rossoff, Dovid (October 1997). "Tomb of Rachel". The Jewish Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Wearing Red Thread: Ask the Rabbi Response".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Tosefta Shabbat 7:1".
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Epstein, Donneal (2000). Halachos for the Traveler. Feldheim Publishers. p. 4. ISBN 1583304398.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Devarim 4:35". Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Goldberger, Rabbi Moshe. "Learn the Secret: Discovering Hashem's constant presence in our lives". Targum Press. Archived from the original on 4 June 2008. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."The Mystical Power of Amuka". Hamodia. 18 June 2009. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Kiel, Dvora (2007). When the Time is Right: Manifestations of Divine Providence in everyday life. Feldheim Publishers. p. 486. ISBN 978-9657371299.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Origin of the 40 Days". westernwallprayers.org. 2012. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 18 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."It's a Segulah". Jewish Treats. 25 February 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Moss, Aron. "Should I Buy a Burial Plot?". Chabad.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2017. Retrieved September 24, 2017.
<< The sages of the Midrash advise us to purchase a burial plot even while we are still alive and well.1 And it is commonly said that doing so will actually bless one with a long life >> (... where the footnote "1" lists many authoritative sources).
- ^ Rosner et al. (2000), pp. 59–62.
- ^ Lev (2003), p. 81.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Danzinger, Rabbi Eliezer (2012). "Purchasing a New Knife for Rosh Hashanah". Chabad.org. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Old Jewish Book Outlines how to Turn Copper into Gold". Retrieved 2015-09-27.
External links
- Spiritual Tips (Segulah) – spiritual solutions – Index of topics
- What Are Segulos and How Do They Work?
- Segulos and Tefillos (Shidduchim) Script error: No such module "webarchive".
