Kedusha, I think you're right. The MeAm Loez is definitely a bit intense on the tochacha part, and I could see it making a person depressed. But do you think the segulah's might help?

Will wrote on 17 Aug 2009 21:06:


If you find that it helps, that's great.  I am personally a bit skeptical about many of the Segulos that people believe in.  One example: apparently, there is a Segula for Parnassah to place a key in the dough of the first Challah baked after Pesach.  I often wish that some people who engage in this Segulah would consider getting an education, which I believe is a much more realistic "Segulah" for Parnassah (at least for those of us who don't have a knack for business).

It is true that many of these things, it would seem, "can't hurt."  But, they can hurt if they take the place of reasonable Hishtadlus, or proper Tefilah to the Ribono Shel Olam.

I know that we dip the apple in honey on Rosh Hashanah, but these types of Segulos have their source in the Gemarrah ("Simanah Milsah").  Even so, we need to put even these Segulos in their proper perspective.  The most logical explanation for them is that they put us in an optimistic frame of mind on the Yom Hadin.

I hear you... I completely agree with what you say about harm being done if segulah's take the place of hishtadlus...As a Talmud Chacham once asked (paraphrased): "Whats the point of one segulah if you're doing twenty anti-segulah's?"

But theres gotta be more to segulah's than we can understand if an Acharon was bringing it down as practical advice...

Bochner's?!

Why not Emunas Yisroel or Mishnas Yona?

Hey I'm looking for Kedems Gefilteh Fish & Kutan, Ya know is has a pic. of a small goat on it.

Oh Yeah! isle 4 in the back!

E.L.

EL,

The cholent at Freunds was especially good last evening.

Bochners is b'cause R' Bardichev is planning a big trip to some derfel in Canada. He's bringing his shreimel and sheefe tashen and maybe some woodford to keep him warm, and a guitar of course, and he's gonna compose gramin... enough to keep GUYE busy  through the serious days of elul and tishrai and be machzor all the nidachim in klal yisroel.

So he invited us along.

and all buses stop at Bochners, I think.

How come I haven't thought about all those pointers?

What a Klutz Kup I am.

E.L.