Today is February 4, 2026 /
Today is February 4, 2026 /
Ein Yaakov 038b – Sefer HaMidot, also known as “The Aleph-Beit Book”, is a collection of insights and segulot – Torah-based remedies – brought by Rebbe Nachman of Breslov from the Talmud and other traditional sources. Arranged alphabetically, it explores the hidden spiritual network underlying the physical world through which one action or element affects and/or activates another.
Rebbe Nachman reveals some of these causes and effects to enable his students to come closer to HaShem and to serve Him through performance of His mitzvot. Speaker: Rabbi Zvi Aryeh Rosenfeld zal.
00:00 – Introduction.
01:00 – A truthful person can detect honesty in others.
01:55 – The presence of many insects flying in a house indicates a lack of ahava in that house.
02:37 – A person should not say that something is “co-incidence” because this implies a lack of faith that all is through HaShem’s providence.
02:56 – The words of a heretic are harmful to the soul.
03:33 – Moshiach will come suddenly and the joy will be so great that Am Yisrael will be shocked.
04:08 – Segulah to dispel insomnia: concentrate on techiyat hameitim – revival of the dead.
04:49 – A person should not worry about the future parnassah – livelihood – of his children.
05:11 – If a daughter is the first-born in a family, the Ayin Hara – evil eye/jealousy – will have no power over any of the children in that family.
05:53 – A person should not enter an uninhabited house because it might contain sheydim – destructive spirits.
06:59 – To assure good fortune, the first thing a person should bring into a new home is a knife or a sword.
07:23 – If a person must borrow and must put up an item for security, it’s a sign that he misused this item in the past.
08:00 – It’s a mitzvah to publicize the names of people who do evil.
08:23 – One who is accustomed to giving good news will never suffer pain in his feet or legs.
08:40 – Gazing up at the sky can help bring a person to tears, which originate in the separation of the upper waters from the lower waters at the time of creation.
09:50 – A person can reduce his arrogance by looking up at the sky.
10:20 – If a person benefits from theft, his misdeed will be revealed.
10:35 – The more physical strength a person has, the less his depth of wisdom.
10:57 – Taking long strides reduces concentration.
11:12 – A person’s time and place of death is predestined.
12:26 – If a person falls, this nullifies a decree against him and saves his life.
12:46 – Harsh judgements can be mitigated through immersing in a mikveh.
13:32 – A person should listen carefully when a friend shares his troubles, because the listener can learn about how to improve his own midot – character traits.
13:52 – If a person can solve something through money rather than prayer, he should do so.
14:27 – Keeping a dog in one’s house arouses harsh judgements, unless the dog serves a purpose.
15:17 – Two people with the same name should not live in the same house.
15:35 – Segulah for winning a court case: reading the section about the korbonot – sacrifices – brought on Shabbat and Yom Tovim in Parshat Pinchas (Bamidbar 28:1-29:39, Pinchas).
16:19 – Wearing the belt of a tzaddik helps eliminate bad thoughts.
16:30 – One who divorces his wife will not be successful in life.
17:04 – Segulah for a woman who is childless: 1) she should carry a small magnet with her, and 2) she should look at the blood on the knife used to perform a brit milah.
18:14 – The fact that two people meet and speak is an aspect of shidduch.
18:57 – Whenever a person tries to instill yirat shemayim through speaking with a friend, he becomes the author of a sefer that is written down in shemayim.
19:26 – Staring at an etrog is a cure for any pain in the eyes.
19:46 – Even if a government is run by non-Jews, the ruling power should be respected.
20:19 – Studying Torah, even if done when half asleep, is still beneficial.
21:32 – It’s forbidden to teach a chiddush – Torah innovation – to a person who does evil.
24:50 – If an evil person speaks the truth, it’s permissible to refute him.
26:10 – If a person has an itch, it’s a sign he has enemies.
30:14 – Do not speak words of mussar – spiritual rebuke – to a Jew who has converted to another religion.
32:25 – By doing even a small favor for a tzaddik a person can gain Olam Haba – eternal reward.
35:01 – Tikkun haguf kodem latikkun hanefesh – healing the physical body precedes healing the soul.
35:54 – Clothing is called the honor of a person. A person should dress properly for tefilah in order to insure that his prayers will be accepted.
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