Opinion & Comment
18 Rotel: A Wonderful Segulah

To the Editor:

This year I merited to be at the gravesite of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on Lag B'omer, and I was impressed by the dedication of all the people distributing chai rotel. Every few meters, someone "forced" me to have a drink. Ashrecho Yisroel!

For the benefit of the public and those who could not get there or lacked the means to purchase a share in this mitzvah: There is a wonderful segulah that one can take part in all year, at no cost and without taking a trip to Meiron.

It says in the Torah, "If you will follow My decrees and observe My commandments and perform them. . ." Rashi explains, "Study the Torah arduously." This is followed by all of the blessings and salvations we long for. The meaning is that through labor in Torah one can merit the right zivug, have children, be cured of illness, etc., etc. Perhaps we should adopt this "rare" segulah and believe the one who wrote that even in times of hardship one can be certain that it will bring bountiful blessings, success and all the yeshuos upon us.

Yours truly,

S. Cohen

Kiryat Sefer

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