The silver industry: What does someone who lives far away and is unable to prostrate themselves at the Rashbi's prayer on Lag BaOmer and participate do? In prayers and dances of joy?
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Well, there is a thriving industry for precisely such dear Jews. Knesset hospitality associations, some of which distribute food or CHI Rotel to the thousands who come to participate in the Hilula celebrations in Meron or every Rosh Chodesh, are offering overseas residents an offer that is impossible to refuse. According to the ads published in New York, a special service is offered by the 'Kabbalists'. The service works simply: Kabbalists pray for various requests - and the client, in this case a Jew in need of salvation and blessing, pays a sum of money so that the prayer will be answered.
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The ad includes a price list for various requests. For example, for a prayer for matchmaking you will have to pay $390, for protection you will have to part with $555, and to have favor in the eyes of people you will pay only $829. By the way, you will pay the most for good influences: $1,284.
We dispatched a Jew to call the 'Segulat Rashbi' hotline to clarify a number of details that were not specified in the ad.
This is how the conversation went (in Yiddish):
So you're saying if I ask for twins, I have to pay twice?
HaMoked: Yes, it is a request that you pray for and you donate to its request.".
But I don't have to pay for viable seed, do I? (as a separate request)
Not for everyone. For the first one, you donate a viable sperm, and then you add for the additional request for twins.
I don't want twins, God forbid, without a hitch. So do I have to pay twice for a hitch or once?
For every child.
And what if I want a very special treat?
It's a relief.
Okay, so it's twice more. Twice for the children and twice for the children's rest. Now, I see here for peace of mind and an apartment. Apparently if I have twins - I have to move, I need to have a [private] house, not an apartment. Is this considered an apartment or a house?
This is a house and on it...
A house and alijah is so that I can have a spacious house. And now, my wife hasn't gone on vacation, it says peace of mind and my wife wants to know if it's in that category.
yes.
Now, my wife is in Florida and I am in Israel - so should I pay the Israeli rate or like in Florida?
You ask for something, you don't want your requests to be given to you stingily, and depending on who is called the size of the house or a discount from the child.
So I have to pay the expensive one, okay. I'll do the math here and get back to you.
