As a community and a people,

Rabbenu Bachya writes that H'shem has "Promised his people that for visible service there will be visible immediate reward in this world" this holds true as well for "visible transgressions in this world, there will be visible, immediate punishment". This Rabbenu Bachya says is because as a people and a community we are only responsible for the external act and not what is hidden. The hidden "service and transgressions of the heart" is left up to H'shem alone to give reward or punishment and that will be in the world to come.
pg 441/443
We must internalize how important it is to make a public Kidush H'shem in this world and what a grave danger it would be to make a public Chillul H'shem. On the same token we may never judge someone as we have no idea what is going on in their hearts.

M. Shabbat Segulah

Once, on a Motzoei Shabbos, the chasidim were sitting in the bais medrash of the Ruzhiner Rebbe zy”a for Melave Malka. Suddenly, the Rebbe opened the door of his room next to the bais medrash, stood at the entrance, and said, “The Baal Shem Tov was not a deity, and the zaida, the Magid, was not just an ordinary wagon driver. And once, when the holy Baal Shem Tov prayed, his talis fringe fell out of his gartel and dragged on the floor. The Magid approached, picked it up, and put it back in the gartel, but he was trembled with such tremendous fear that he fainted and his life was in danger. They were compelled to rouse the Baal Shem Tov from his deep dveikus in order to calm him.” He then added, “I told you that the Baal Shem Tov was not a deity and my zaida, the Magid, was no wagon driver. Still and all, when he touched the Besht’s garment, he fainted from fear. The entire world is Hashem’s garment. How much fear must we feel to touch this world!” May the memory of the...

The Segulah and the promise of saying Avraham's mother's name

There is a well-known segulah from the Kaf HaChaim citing HaRav Refael Abuchatzera that one who says Avraham Avinu's mother's name אמתלאי בת כרנבו (Amtlai bat Karnevo) 17 times before Oseh Shalom in Shmoneh Esrei is promised they will have chen and will be protected. When Amtlai found out she was pregnant, Nimrod had made a gezeirah that all baby boys were to be killed right after birth, since his advisors had told him a boy would be born who would show the world who the real GD is. Not knowing what to do, she called out: "Whoever the GD of the world is, if this is a boy, save him!" H'shem helped her hide her pregnancy from everyone, including Terach, her husband. When it was time to deliver, she went into a cave and gave birth. It was a boy. She called him Avram. She knew if he was discovered, he would be killed. So again she called out to the wind, "Whoever is in control of the world, please save this child!" and left him in the cave. H'shem again...

Segulah from Rav Yaakov Edelstein to say erev Shvii Shel Pesach at Chatzos Hayom

There is a well-known Segulah from Rav Yaakov Edelstein to be said Erev Shvii Shel Pesach at Chatzo Hayom. נוסח התפילה לסגולה 'בדוקה ומנוסה' של הגר"י אדלשטיין סגולה מיוחדת של הרב יעקב אדלשטיין זצ"ל, להתפלל היום, ערב שביעי של פסח, בחצות היום | 'כיכר השבת' עם נוסח הסגולה במלואה (חרדים) לתועלת הגולשים: סגולה בדוקה ומנוסה של הגאון רבי יעקב אדלשטיין זצוק"ל, שחיבר לאומרה בערב שביעי של פסח בחצות היום, על סדר התפילה על העבר ובקשה על העתיד. מדובר בסגולה שרבים מספרים כי נושעו בזכות אמירתה, בזיווג, פרנסה, בריאות וכל ישועה שהאדם זקוק לה. פרק ס"ז בתהילים: א לַמְנַצֵּח בִּנְגִינֹת מִזְמוֹר שִׁיר. ב אֱלֹהִים יְחָנֵּנוּ וִיבָרְכֵנוּ יָאֵר פָּנָיו אִתָּנוּ סֶלָה. ג לָדַעַת בָּאָרֶץ דַּרְכֶּךָ בְּכָל גּוֹיִם יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ. ד יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים אֱלֹהִים יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים כֻּלָּם. ה יִשְׂמְחוּ וִירַנְּנוּ לְאֻמִּים כִּי תִשְׁפֹּט עַמִּים מִישׁוֹר וּלְאֻמִּים בָּאָרֶץ תַּנְחֵם סֶלָה. ו יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים אֱלֹהִים יוֹדוּךָ עַמִּים כֻּלָּם. ז אֶרֶץ נָתְנָה יְבוּלָהּ יְבָרְ...

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