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11-698: Segula may refer to: Segula (Kabbalah) , a protective or benevolent incantation or ritual in Kabbalistic and Talmudic tradition Segula Island , an island in the Rat Islands of the Aleutian Islands, Alaska Sgula , a moshav in the Yoav Regional Council, Southern District, Israel Segula Technologies, a French industrial engineering company [REDACTED] Topics referred to by

22-454: A second wife named Esther Bibas, with whom he had only daughters. He studied with them every Friday night the Torah portion of the week with explanations that was later written down and developed into his famed commentary 'Or ha-Hayyim al ha-Torah.' When his father-in-law died in 1724, his financial situation worsened, although the burden of support shifted to his father. At this time, he also ran

33-703: A yeshiva in Salé. When a famine hit Morocco, he decided to leave his native country and settle in the Land of Israel , then part of the Ottoman Syria . En route, he was detained in Livorno by the rich members of the Jewish community who established a yeshiva for him. This was in 1739. Many of his pupils later became prominent and furnished him with funds to print his Or ha-Ḥayyim ( Hebrew : light of life ). Chaim

44-483: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Segula (Kabbalah) A segula ( Hebrew : סגולה , romanized :  səḡullā , lit.   ' talisman ', pl. סגולות səḡulloṯ ) is a protective or benevolent incantation or ritual in Kabbalistic and Talmudic tradition. In medieval magic, " sigil " ( / ˈ s ɪ dʒ ɪ l / )

55-637: The Hebrew Bible in Exodus 19:5 and Deuteronomy 7:6 , where God refers to the Jewish nation as his segula (treasure). The root of this word, segol , is the name of a Hebrew vowel-point represented by three dots. According to the Chaim ibn Attar , a segula is "a charm that supersedes logic". Following is a list of popular or well-known segulot. Chaim ibn Attar Born in Salé , Morocco in 1696, Chaim

66-526: The middle of 1742 he arrived in Jerusalem, where he founded Yeshivat Knesset Yisrael . One of his disciples there was Chaim Yosef David Azulai , who wrote of his master's greatness: "Attar's heart pulsated with Talmud; he uprooted mountains like a resistless torrent; his holiness was that of an angel of the Lord,... having severed all connection with the affairs of this world." On July 7, 1743, less than

77-554: The names of angels, other sacred names, verses, or forms, on the inside [of a mezuzah] are among those who do not have a portion in the world to come. Not only do these fools nullify the mitzvah, but furthermore, they make from a great mitzvah [which reflects] the unity of the name of the Holy One, blessed be He, the love of Him, and the service of Him, a talisman [Hebrew: קמע , romanized:  qāmēʿ , lit.   'amulet'] for their own benefit. Segula appears in

88-424: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Segula&oldid=1258801871 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description

99-988: Was commonly used to refer to occult signs representing various angels and demons the practitioner might summon. In this context, the term sigil derives from the Latin sigillum "seal." Maimonides strongly urges against writing sigils on the back of a mezuzah , turning it into an amulet, in Mishneh Torah , "Laws of Tefilin and Mezuzzah", 5:4. Hebrew : אֲבָל אֵלּוּ שֶׁכּוֹתְבִין מִבִּפְנִים שְׁמוֹת הַמַּלְאָכִים אוֹ שֵׁמוֹת קְדוֹשִׁים אוֹ פָּסוּק אוֹ חוֹתָמוֹת הֲרֵי הֵן בִּכְלַל מִי שֶׁאֵין לָהֶם חֵלֶק לָעוֹלָם הַבָּא. שֶׁאֵלּוּ הַטִּפְּשִׁים לֹא דַּי לָהֶם שֶׁבִּטְּלוּ הַמִּצְוָה אֶלָּא שֶׁעָשׂוּ מִצְוָה גְּדוֹלָה שֶׁהִיא יִחוּד הַשֵּׁם שֶׁל הַקָּדוֹשׁ בָּרוּךְ הוּא וְאַהֲבָתוֹ וַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ כְּאִלּוּ הוּא קָמֵעַ שֶׁל הֲנָיַת עַצְמָן כְּמוֹ שֶׁעָלָה עַל לִבָּם הַסָּכָל שֶׁזֶּהוּ דָּבָר הַמְהַנֶּה בְּהַבְלֵי הָעוֹלָם: Those, however, who write

110-547: Was received with great honor wherever he traveled because of his extensive knowledge and keen intellect. Before permanently settling in the Land of Israel, he went to Algiers where he recruited students for a yeshiva he was planning on opening in the Land of Israel. He soon arrived at the Acre port in the Land of Israel with his two wives and thirty students. However he could not immediately proceed to Jerusalem , due to an epidemic. In

121-467: Was the son of Rabbi Moshe Ben-Attar and the grandson of Rabbi Chaim Ben Attar (the elder) , whom he learnt with in his early years. When he was nine years old, his family fled to Meknes, Morocco , escaping the local antisemitic vizier . He soon married a relative of his, named Fatzunyah, whose father supported him, letting him study Torah without the burden of supporting a household; he did not end up having any children with her, so he later would marry

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