Redemption of a soul is an ancient custom in which a person turns to a righteous person with requests for prayer and blessings so that he may redeem his soul.
The meaning of the pidyon (from the word "exchange") is that the righteous person prays to the Creator of the world so that He may change the judgment of the person in trouble for the better, according to what is stated in the Gemara: "A righteous person decrees and God, the Holy One, fulfills."
Over the generations, many righteous people performed redemption for a soul, and this practice was prevalent primarily in Hasidic communities by the Rebbe.
Even today, there are righteous people who conduct atonement, some according to the tradition of the Rashash or the Chida, and there are Hasidism, such as Chabad, whose custom of performing atonement is through notes with requests for prayer and blessings that are placed near the grave of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zt"l, in New York.
Can be done Redemption of a soul Easily and conveniently through the Chabad website, the site offers the option to send requests and names for prayer and blessing, as well as to make a donation to charity in any amount according to the heart's desire.
According to the tradition of the Rashash, there is a complete order of redemption of a soul with 160 coins. During the ceremony, there is a specific arrangement of coins and intentions according to the combination of the holy names and a special prayer that is a virtue to turn a person's fate for the better.
Not every person is authorized to perform a redemption of a soul, but only great and accepted righteous people.
Those who conduct a redemption according to the tradition of the Rashash generally donate for the redemption an amount of 160 shekels in exchange for 160 coins according to the receipt.
In Chabad, there is no set amount for the redemption of a soul, and any amount one wishes can be donated according to the generosity of the heart.
The old Rebbe, the author of the Tanya, writes that the mitzvah of charity has the power to redeem a person's soul because all the powers of his soul are contained in the money that a person has labored and strived for, and by giving the money to charity, he raises all the powers of his soul to holiness.
Donors to charity can donate to a variety of causes, for example, donations to needy families, donations to charity and benevolence activities, donations to yeshivots and ba'i midrash.
On the donations website https://beit-chabad.org.il/ You can view a variety of donation options and donate securely with Bitcoin or a credit card.
It is customary among Hasidim to perform a redemption of souls at important times, for example on the day of the death of a righteous person.
Likewise, on the eve of Rosh Hashanah, people hold a redemption ceremony and ask for blessings for the new year, that it will be a good and sweet year, and that they will be entitled to be written and signed in the Book of Good Lives.
Before writing the redemption of the soul, it is customary to wash one's hands and to give charity. In addition, it is appropriate to make a good decision in the Torah, prayer and charity, as the Sages say, "And repentance, prayer and charity avert the evil of the decree."
Do not write the initials "B.H." at the beginning of the letter.
We should also note that the names and requests for blessings can be written in any language.
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