Segulos Related To Dreams
Since these are the last parshiyos of the story of Yosef HaTzaddik and he was the Ba’al HaChalomos – the Dream Master – here are some segulos related to dreams:
The Segulos Yisrael cites the Shaarei Emuna, who tells us in the name of the Neshchizer that whoever has bad dreams, especially if they result in impurity, he would tell the average person to give eighteen coins of the denomination of currency of that country to the kuppa (charity) of Rebbe Meir Ba’al HaNess and eighteen additional coins secretly to tzedoka where the donor and recipient do not know each other – known as matan be’seser. A wealthy individual he would advise to give two times that amount, thirty-six coins to tzidkas Rebbe Meir Ba’al HaNess and thirty-six coins to matan be’seser charity.
Regarding fasting for dreams, the Segulos Yisrael cites the opinion of Rav Mendel of Lubavitch, author of Tzemach Tzedek, cited in nachlas avos, that in earlier generations, whose dreams were closer to prophecy, it made sense to fast for negative dreams. In our generation, however, when most of our dreams are full of nonsense, there is no need to fast; the Segulos Yisrael concurs.
In Parshas Teruma, the Noam Elimelech teaches us that the reason we recite the tefilla for good dreams during Bircas Kohanim is because the berocha of the Kohanim is true prophecy and we are therefore forbidden to gaze at their hands when they bless, for the Shechina rests on them at that time. The Gemora, in Berochos, tells us that dreams are a sixtieth of prophecy, so when the Kohanim bless us through prophecy, it has the power to nullify and cancel any negative dreams, since all things are nullified be’shishim– one in sixty.
Segulos For Hatzlacha
Since Vayigash deals with Yosef HaTzaddik who was known as Ish Matzliach, meaning that Hashem gave him much hatzlocha (success), here are some segulos for hatzlocha:
There is a segula from the sefer Mincha Belula to recite the angelic name Uriel seven times in one breath in the morning when you awake in bed after ritually cleansing your hands that you should succeed on that day.
The Birkei Yosef and Sha’arei Teshuva (O.C. Siman 293), in the name of the Behag and Rav Chaim Vital, say that on Motzo’ei Shabbos, when answering Borchu, if you stretch out the Borchu, this is a segula to be saved from any damages.
The sefer Yimalet Nafsho cites that meticulous mitzva observance is a segula for success and wealth because the word hamitzvos equals behatzlochos in gematria (numerical value).
There is a famous segula for hatzlocha from the Kedushas Levi of Berditchev to recite Gott Fin Avrohom three times as printed in all the siddurim and zemiros.
The sefer Abiya Chidos cites Sefer HaMiddos (Mamon) that Rav Nachman of Breslov said a segula for hatzlocha is always to be happy!
The sefer Yisrael LeSeguloso cites the Gemora in Avoda Zara 19b that Rav Yehoshua ben Levi said that whoever is Osek BaTorah (engages in Torah learning), his wealth and property – nechosov – are successful.
