Influential Rabbi Offers Ancient Prayer Ritual for New Year Blessings
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Spiritual influencer Rabbi Elimelech Biderman is promoting a ritual of reciting the Book of Psalms twice on the first night of Rosh Hashanah for blessings. He will personally perform this ritual at the Western Wall and pray for donors to the Vaad Harabanim charity.
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- Recite Psalms twice on Rosh Hashanah's first night for blessings.
- Rabbi Biderman claims miraculous results from this ancient practice.
- He will perform the ritual at the Western Wall this year.
- Donors to Vaad Harabanim charity will be prayed for.
- The practice is linked to "men of action" from past generations.
As Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, approaches, a prominent spiritual influencer, Rabbi Elimelech Biderman, has revealed a centuries-old custom for seeking divine favor. He advises followers to recite the entire Book of Psalms twice on the first night of the holiday, a practice he attributes to "men of action" from past generations.
Rabbi Biderman, known as "Reb Meilach," claims that numerous individuals have reported experiencing miraculous interventions after observing this ritual. These accounts include remarkable recoveries from severe illnesses, couples overcoming long-term infertility, individuals finding suitable marriage partners, and those burdened by debt finding financial prosperity. He states these successes are linked to completing the Psalms twice, a number that corresponds to the Hebrew acronym for "completion" (פר). This year, the ritual gains added significance as Rabbi Biderman will personally recite the Psalms twice at the Western Wall, a holy site in Jerusalem, before praying for those who donate to the "Vaad Harabanim" (Council of Rabbis) charity.
He emphasizes that while performing the Psalms recitation oneself is highly commendable, his prayer at this auspicious time and location, after completing the ritual himself, offers an additional powerful spiritual benefit. The rabbi encourages everyone to participate, highlighting that all individuals have personal prayers and aspirations for the coming year. He suggests combining the merit of donating to the Vaad Harabanim with his prayers at the Western Wall to ensure their names are remembered for blessings and a good year.
