8.09.2012

Sefer Hamidos on Shmiras Habris

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Immodesty Causes Lengthy Nida
A woman that is imodest, through this she does not have a set period and she sees a lot of blood.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nida 3)

Coincidental Niddah is Due to Sins of Husband
When a Niddah sees blood coincidentally, it is due to the sins of the man.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nida 4)

Fasting Helps Establish a Vest
A woman that does not have a set period should fast.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nida B 1)

Hachnassas Archim Segulah for Vest
A segulah to establish a set period for a woman is through the Mitzvah of hosting guests.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nida B 2 & Segulah 5)

Idolatry Supplying Causes Niddah
A person who does business with the nations during their holidays or even not during their holidays but supplies objects for their idols, through this he causes his wife to see blood right around the time she goes to the Mikva.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nida B 3)

Occasionally Old Age Causes Spiritual Fall
Sometimes a person can fall from his spiritual level when he reaches old age.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 1)

Collecting Taxes Causes Spiritual Fall
Thorough collecting tax a person can fall from his spiritual level.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 2)

Jealousy Causes Spiritual Falls
Thorough jealousy a person can fall from his spiritual level.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 3)

Jealousy Causes Spiritual Inconsistency
through jealousy one does not go on a straight path. Sometimes he is able to pray and study with devotion and other times praying and studying is like a heavy load for him.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 4)

Slipping Caused by Strengthening to Sin
When a person slips and falls down, this is because he strengthened himself to commit a sin.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 7)

Lust for Money Causes Spiritual Fall
A person falls due to lusts for wealth.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 10)

Avoiding Theft and False Oaths Prevents Spiritual falls
When you guard yourself from stealing and making false oaths, you will not fall from your spiritual level.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 11)

Attachment to Tzadikim Prevents Spiritual Falls
Through binding oneself to Tzadikim, a person will not fall from his spiritual level.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah 16)

Inappropriate Thoughts of Non Jew is Sign of Upcoming Fall
A person that has an inappropriate thought regarding a impure acts with a non jew, should know that he will soon experience some kind of fall or some illness will come on his wife or children.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nifilah B 2 & 3)

Nivul Peh is Sign of Evil Thoughts
A person that speaks vulgarity, it should be known that his heart thinks evil thoughts.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nival Peh 1)

Nivul Peh Leads to Chanufa
Through vulgar speech comes flattery.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nival Peh 2)

Nivul Peh Causes Great Suffering
Due to the sin of vulgar speech harsh decrees and suffering are renewed, Jewish youth pass away heaven forbid and orphans and widows cry out and they are not answered.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nival Peh 3)

Nivul Peh Turns Good Luck to Bad
A person that utters vulgarity with his mouth, even if he had a decree of seventy years of prosperity, they now change it to bad. They also deepen Hell for him. This also applies to a person that hears the vulgarity and remains silent.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nival Peh 4)

Talking About Doing Impurity Worse Then Action
It is more sever to say with ones mouth that he will do an impure action then to actually do one.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nival Peh 5)

Taking Favors Also Transfers Suffering for Sins
Through favors that you take from your friend, through this you also suffer pain for the sins he committed.
(Sefer Hamidos, Neheneh Meacharim 6)

Tests Created to Bring Greatness
Tests are in order to strengthen a person nd make him famous.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nisayon B 1)

Do Kiruv Cautiously With No Merit
A person that does not have righteous levels and also does not have merit from his ancestor and wishes to bring people close to Avodas Hashem should guard himself from tests and should be especially careful not to make the wicked jealous.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nisayon B 2)

Controlling Lust Leads Has Benefits
A person that is in control of his lust, his children will not stray on a bad path, through this his money will be blessed, and also though this he will not be subjected to any test.
(Sefer Hamidos, Nisayon B 3)

Mikvah More Urgent During Sefiras Haomer
A person must be extra careful to immerse in the Mikva after seeing keri or having relationships during the days of the Counting of the Omer.
(Sefer Hamidos, Sefiras Haomer B 2)

Humility Prevents Spiritual Falls
Through humility a person becomes important, it also prevents him from falling from his spiritual level.
(Sefer Hamidos, Anavah 17)

Great Haughtiness Leads to Forced Mishkav Zachor
Through tremendous haughtiness a person is lived with like a woman.
(Sefer Hamidos, Anavah B 2)

Pgam Habris of Youth Causes Anxieties
A person that did not rectify the sins of his youth, due to this he is troubled with anxieties
(Sefer Hamidos, Atzvus 1)

Depression causes Keri
Through being depressed a person experiences nocturnal pollution.
(Sefer Hamidos, Atzvus 15)
 
Confessing Sins Removes Anxieties
A person that does not confess his sins will be troubled with anxieties and sighing.
(Sefer Hamidos, Atzvus 28)

Location Can Cause Sins
Certain sins can be caused by the location a person is in.
(Sefer Hamidos, Avarah 1)

Azus Sign of Sin
Through brazenness there is no rain, it also an indicator that the brazen person has sinned and will stumble in future sins. It is permitted to call him a wicked person and hate him and emanates from the 974 generations.
(Sefer Hamidos, Azus 9)

Not Confessing Sins Causes Fears
A person that does not confess his sins, fear comes upon him.
(Sefer Hamidos, Pachad 34)