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Tag: Segulah

0 Culture Jewish Law

Opening G-d’s Blessing on Yom Kippur

Steve Lipman in Jewish Action · 18 Sep 2024

In a Yom Kippur service at the Young Israel Beth El in Brooklyn, the customary auction for the honor of opening the Torah ark during Neilah led to an unexpected act of generosity.

0 Jewish Law Communities

Challah With Keys? Give Me Bagels With Locks.

Natan Slifkin in Rationalist Judaism · 3 May 2024

The custom of baking "Shlissel Challah" with a key on the Shabbos after Pesach as a segulah for parnassah (sustenance) is debated for its origins, some linking it to non-Jewish practices.

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Manna as a “Detox Diet”: On Rav Mendel of Rymanov’s Segulah for Parnassah

Elli Fischer in Lehrhaus · 26 Jan 2021

The article discusses the significance of the manna in Jewish tradition and its association with the concept of sustenance.

0 Prayer Jewish Law

The State of Tefillah

Jewish Action · 15 Sep 2017

In this discussion on the state of prayer ("tefillah"), Daniel Korobkin explores the concept of prayer with intention ("kavanah") versus the recitation of prayers.

0 Jewish Law Prayer

The State of Tefillah

Jewish Action · 15 Sep 2017

The text discusses the different ways individuals approach prayer, highlighting two main modalities: avodah shebalev, where one connects emotionally and intellectually with Hashem during prayer, and incantational prayer, where the recitation of holy words is believed to have a supernatural effect regardless of understanding.