Segulas Against Fear
And Yaakov was very afraid (32:8). The Segulos Yisrael cites the Chida in Avodas HaKodesh: Kaf Achas Siman Yud, that whoever has fears should recite the pasuk Tehillim 20:10, Hashem Hoshiya HaMelech Ya’aneinu VeYom Koreinu, three times and then recite Tehillim Chapter 53 nine times. When he reaches the sixth pasuk where it says shom pochadu pachad he should strike the verse twice in the Tehillim, say Tehillim 41:4, read the entire Vi’hi Noam backward and forward and say Refo’einu Hashem venerofei, hoshi’einu venivoshei’a ki sehiloseinu Atah.
Yisrael LeSeguloso also has the following segulos against fear: Likkutei Moharan says that tzedoka helps against fear. One should also be meticulous regarding reciting berochos over food, drinks and fragrances and to study Torah during a meal at the table. He also writes that the attribute of humility is a segula against fear, as well as the memory of Avrohom Ovinu. Another segula is to depict and imagine the Divine Name Elokim as well as candlelight. The Zer Zohov on Eitz Chaim writes that a segula against fear is to carry bread and garlic in your left hand.
Chanukah Is A Segula For Having Children
On Zos Chanuka, the Porisover Rebbe declared that Chanuka is a segula for having children. He explained that the reason is because peru urevu, the commandment to be fruitful and multiply and have a family, is the first mitzva in the Torah, whereas Chanuka is the final mitzva enacted by Chazal. Sefer Yetzira teaches us that we must connect the beginning to the end and the end to the beginning. There are Keser Mitzvos in total. Keser is 620 in gematria, which includes the 613 biblical commandments and the seven mitzvos deRabbonon. A keser (“crown”) is a circle, where the end and beginning meet. Thus, the first mitzva and the last mitzva meet each other, where the beginning and end of the circle join. (VaYakhel Shlomo BeSofo)
