The Tikkun of the Ben Ish Hai for Erev Rosh Hodesh

Translated by

Rahmiel Hayyim Drizin

Revised Tammuz 5770

Table of Contents

Hakdama/Introduction……………………………………………………………..2

Article by Rabbi Ariel Bar Tzaddok…………………………………………….3

Viddui…………………………………………………………………………………….7

Mishnayot……………………………………………………………………………….7

Gemara………………………………………………………………………………….22

Midrash…………………………………………………………………………………28

Zohar

Volume I……………………………………………………………………………….33

Volume II………………………………………………………………………………35

Volume III……………………………………………………………………………..51

Tikkun Yom Erev Rosh Hodesh………………………………………………….71

Tikkun Leil Rosh Hodesh…………………………………………………………..81

Verses to be said in the place of Tikkun Rahel………………………………84

Hakdama/Introduction

Rosh Hodesh, the New Moon of the New Jewish Month, is a time of renewal, both of body and spirit. The day before is practiced as an ancient tradition as a Yom Kippur Katan –a mini Day of Atonement–where many fast and say prayers of penitence. It is a tremendous opportunity to review the past month’s activities, admit one’s miss-takes, regret doing

them, and pledge to try to not repeat them in the upcoming month. Rabbi Yosef Hayyim of Bagdad, the Ben Ish Hai, has compiled a series of readings in his Sefer Mishmeret HaHodesh, some 95% of which is translated below. All of these selections were chosen with his brilliant intuition to help us proceed from one month to the next. If one choses to fast, the fast must be accepted before dusk on the night of Erev Rosh Hodesh.

The fast reduces one’s fats and blood in the same manner as these substances were offered upon the altar in the Temple through the sacrifices. The readings below can all be read after Midnight, or during the day of Erev Rosh Hodesh. It is our prayer that they lead you to personal renewal, spiritual reinvigoration, and holistic rededication to sacred mission.

See the translated The Tikkun of the Ben Ish Hai for Erev Rosh Hodesh

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“Lo bashamaim Hee” (Devarim 30:12) – Torah “is not found in heaven”

in the last book of Torah (Deuteronomy), Moshe Rabeinu tries to explain the new generation of Jewish people about to enter the Land of Israel, that all the laws and mitzvoth they received are very close to their everyday life and needs:

“For that (the Torah) is your life and the length of your days” (Devarim 30:20) – this is not some abstract set of rules for mythical reward and punishment – it’s very down-to-earth manual on “How to avoid shooting-yourself-in-a-leg” and live happy prosperous life if nothing more.

Practical Torah Spirituality is very simple (Tam in Hebrew) – simple in the sense of being harmonious, holistic truth, which can be practiced by any Jew (the principles are applicable to all people, but not all the mitzvot)

This practice doesn’t require esoteric knowledge of Kabbalah (which with all my respect became too theoretical and detached from practical application),

It only needs a simple picture of “How things work” which is developed through practice.

In a sense it requires a change of thinking (most people have dominant left brain and under-used right brain) to start perceiving things in all their totality (in parallel – right brain thinking) instead of million of separate details (serial – left brain thinking).

I try to keep the style of articles on this site short and practical – in spirit of

“Simple Torah Spirituality” –

please let me know if I’m succeeding

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