Segula (Kabbalah)

Etymology

List of ''segulot''

Fertility and childbirth

• Distributing chai rotel of drink at the grave of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai in Meron, Israel on Lag BaOmer is considered a propitious remedy for infertility, as well as for helping a person find his mate or recover from serious illness
• Acting as kvatterin for a baby boy at his brit milah is a segula for childless couples to have children of their own
• Eating an etrog or etrog jam facilitates an easy childbirth
• Drinking from the waters of Ein Sataf in Israel prevents a breech birth
• Wearing a ruby helps prevent miscarriage and eases birth. Ingesting ground up rubies enhances the chance of pregnancy.

  Protection from harm

• Wearing a red string cut from a longer length that has been wound around Rachel's Tomb is an ancient tradition that protects the wearer from danger
• Giving tzedaka money to a traveler to donate when he arrives at his destination helps protect the traveler from harm
• Concentrating on the phrase Ein Od Milvado shields a person from danger

  Marriage

• Praying at the grave of Rabbi Jonathan ben Uzziel in Amuka, Israel is considered propitious for finding one’s mate within the coming year
• Praying at the Western Wall for 40 consecutive days is considered a segula for finding one’s mate
• Holding the jewelry of a bride while she is escorted to her chuppah is a segula for finding one’s own mate

  Other

• Buying a burial plot is a segula for a long life
• Placing a pigeon on a person’s navel is efficacious for curing jaundice
• Giving tzedaka in the merit of Rabbi Meir Baal Hanes is a segula for finding a lost object
• Buying a new knife for Rosh Hashanah is a propitious remedy for livelihood
• One can hang a special note around the neck of a chicken and use it to identify a thief