## Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I

###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 1
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א. כָּל הַבּוֹכֶה וּמִתְאַבֵּל עַל אָדָם כָּשֵׁר, זוֹכֶה לְגַדֵּל אֶת בָּנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When one cries in mourning for the passing of an honest person, he merits raising his children.


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ב. צָרִיךְ לִשְׁמר אֶת הַתִּינוֹק, שֶׁלּא יֵלֵךְ בְּגִלּוּי הָראשׁ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Care must be taken that a baby boy does not go bareheaded.


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ג. אֵין צָרִיךְ לָאָדָם לִדְאג עַל פַּרְנָסַת בָּנָיו, כִּי כְּשֶׁהֵם גְּדֵלִים – גְּדֵלָה פַּרְנָסָתָם עִמָּהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person need not worry about having enough to support his children. As they grow, so does his income.


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ד. מִי שֶׁמְּבַטֵּל אֶת חֲבֵרוֹ מִפִּרְיָּה וּרְבִיָּה, הוֹלֵךְ לִשְׁאוֹל בְּלא וָלָד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Anyone who prevents another person from ‘being fruitful and multiplying’ (Genesis 1:22) will descend into hell childless.


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ה. כָּל הַכּוֹפֶה אִשְׁתּוֹ לִדְבַר־מִצְוָה, הֲוֵי לֵהּ בָּנִים שֶׁאֵינָם מְהֻגָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A man who forces his wife to have marital relations will have indecent children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 6
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ו. אִשָּׁה שֶׁדָּמֶיהָ מְרֻבִּים – צַעַר גִּדּוּל בָּנִים שֶׁלָּהּ יוֹתֵר בְּעִצָּבוֹן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A woman whose menstrual flow is heavy will find the difficulties of child rearing a great burden.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 7
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ז. בַּת כּהֵן לְיִשְׂרָאֵל, בַּת תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם לְעַם־הָאָרֶץ – זֶרַע אֵין לָהּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The daughter of a *Kohen* who marries a regular Jew (Israelite), or the daughter of a Torah scholar who marries a boor, will bear no offspring.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 8
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ח. הַתַּעֲנִית שֶׁל חֲמִישִׁי בְּשַׁבָּת מְסֻגָּל לְגִדּוּל בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Fasting on Thursdays is a *segulah* for raising children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 9
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ט. צְנִיעוּת שֶׁבָּאִשָּׁה מְזַכָּה לָהּ לְבָנִים הֲגוּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A modest woman is rewarded with good children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 10
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י. עַל־יְדֵי שִׂמְחַת יוֹם־טוֹב וְעַל־יְדֵי הֲנָחַת תְּפִלִּין כָּרָאוּי, תֵּלֵד אִשְׁתּוֹ בָּנִים זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a man joyously celebrates the holidays, or properly dons *tefilin,* his wife bears him sons.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 11
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יא. לִפְעָמִים מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ בָּנִים, וּכְשֶׁמִּתְפַּלְּלִין עָלָיו שֶׁיִּהְיֶה לוֹ בָּנִים, הוּא מֵת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when praying for children on behalf of a person who has none will bring about that person’s death.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 12
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יב. בַּעֲווֹן נְדָרִים בָּנִים מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
For the sin of unfulfilled oaths, children are punished with death.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 13
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יג. שִׁנּוּי מָקוֹם גּוֹרֵם לְבָנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Moving from one place to another causes a person to be blessed with children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 14
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יד. בָּנִים גְּדוֹלִים אֵינָם מֵתִים בַּעֲווֹן אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם, אֲבָל בְּמָקוֹם שֶׁיֵּשׁ חִלּוּל הַשֵּׁם אֲפִלּוּ גְּדוֹלִים מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Older children do not die for the sins of their fathers. However, where the desecration of God’s Name is involved, even older children die.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 15
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טו. דְּאַכְלָא בִּשְׂרָא וְשַׁתְיָא חַמְרָא, הֲוֵי לֵהּ בָּנִים בְּרִיאִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who eats meat and drinks wine will conceive healthy children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 16
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טז. הַמִּסְתַּכֵּל בַּעֲקֵבָהּ שֶׁל אִשָּׁה וּבְאִשְׁתּוֹ נִדָּה, הֲוֵי לֵהּ בָּנִים שֶׁאֵינָם מְהֻגָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who stares at the heel of a woman, or at his own wife when she is ritually impure, will have indecent children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 17
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יז. הַדָּר עֶשֶׂר שָׁנִים בְּאֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאֵין לוֹ בָּנִים, יוֹצִיא, שֶׁמָּא לא זָכָה לְהִבָּנוֹת מִמֶּנָּהּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A man who has lived in the Land of Israel for ten years and has remained childless should divorce his wife; it would seem that he is unworthy of building himself [a family] through her.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 18
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יח. מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה אָדָם, וְיִהְיֶה לוֹ בָּנִים זְכָרִים, יִשָּׂא אִשָּׁה הַהוֹגֶנֶת לוֹ, וִיקַדֵּשׁ אֶת עַצְמוֹ בִּשְׁעַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ, וִיבַקֵּשׁ מִמִּי שֶׁהַבָּנִים שֶׁלּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
What should a person do to have male children? He should marry a suitable woman, sanctify himself when he is with her, and beseech the One to whom the blessing of children belongs.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 19
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יט. כָּל הַמּוֹלִיד – בְּדוֹמֶה לוֹ הוּא מוֹלִיד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever bears children does so in his own likeness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 20
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כ. יִשְׁמר אָדָם אֶת עַצְמוֹ, מִלָּקץ אֵיזֶה אִילָן בְּלָא זְמַנֵּהּ, כִּי זֶה מַזִּיק לְגִדּוּל בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person should be careful not to cut down a tree before its time, because doing so is detrimental to the raising of children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 21
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כא. כָּל הָרוֹדֵף צְדָקָה, זוֹכֶה לְבָנִים בַּעֲלֵי עשֶׁר, בַּעֲלֵי חָכְמָה, בַּעֲלֵי אַגָּדָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever exerts himself to be charitable will have children who are rich, wise and masters *oiAggadah.*


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כב. מַה יַּעֲשֶׂה אָדָם וְיִהְיֶה לוֹ בָּנִים; יְפַזֵּר מְעוֹתָיו לַעֲנִיִּים, וִישַׂמַּח אֶת אִשְׁתּוֹ לִפְנֵי תַּשְׁמִישׁ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
What should a person do to have children? He should distribute his money to the poor and make his wife happy before having marital relations.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 23
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כג. כְּשֵׁם שֶׁאָסוּר לַהֲרג אָדָם, כֵּן אָסוּר לָקץ אִילָן מַאֲכָל קדֶם זְמַנּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Just as it is forbidden to kill a person, it is forbidden to chop down a fruit-bearing tree before its time.


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כד. יוֹאָב, שֶׁלּא הִנִּיחַ בֵּן כְּמוֹתוֹ – נֶאֱמַר בּוֹ מִיתָה, דָּוִד, שֶׁהִנִּיחַ בֵּן כְּמוֹתוֹ – נֶאֱמַר בּוֹ שְׁכִיבָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
We find the term “death” applied to Joab because he left no progeny like himself. Of David it is said that he was “laid to rest” because he left a son like himself.


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כה. בַּת תְּחִלָּה – לא שָׁלְטָה בְּהוּ עֵינָא בִּישָׁא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The evil-eye does not rule over one whose first child is a girl.


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כו. כָּל הַמְגַדֵּל יָתוֹם בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ, כְּאִלּוּ יְלָדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever raises an orphan in his home, it is as if he fathered him.


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כז. כָּל הַמְלַמֵּד בֶּן חֲבֵרוֹ תּוֹרָה, כְּאִלּוּ יְלָדוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever teaches Torah to the son of a fellow Jew, it is as if he fathered him.


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כח. אַרְבָּעִים יוֹם קדֶם יְצִירַת הַוָּלָד יִתְפַּלֵּל עַל אִשְׁתּוֹ, שֶׁתֵּלֵד זָכָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Forty days prior to the formation of the embryo, a man should pray that his wife bear a son.


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כט. מִי שֶׁמְּהַרְהֵר בִּזְנוּת, גַּם אִשְׁתּוֹ בָּאָה לִידֵי הִרְהוּרִים, וּכְשֶׁאִשְׁתּוֹ מְהַרְהֶרֶת, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַקְּלִפּוֹת בָּאִין עָלֶיהָ בַּחֲלוֹם, וְעַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַבָּנִים שֶׁלָּהּ מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The wife of a man whose thoughts are immoral will also have such thoughts. When she entertains immoral thoughts, the forces of evil come to her in her dreams, and because of this her children die.


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ל. מִי שֶׁמְּזַנֶּה, אִשְׁתּוֹ מְזַנָּה עָלָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a man is unfaithful to his wife, she will be unfaithful to him.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 31
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לא. כָּל הַשּׂוֹרֵף תְּבוּאָתוֹ שֶׁל חֲבֵרוֹ, אֵינוֹ מַנִּיחַ בֵּן לְיָרְשׁוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever burns a fellow Jew’s produce will leave no son to inherit him.


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לב. אִשָּׁה שֶׁמְּשַׁכֶּלֶת בָּנֶיהָ, בִּשְׁעַת לֵדָה תַּנִּיחַ עַל ראשָׁהּ תַּפּוּחַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A woman who loses her children in birth should put an apple on her head [while delivering them].


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לג. כָּל הָעוֹשֶׂה דְבַר־מִצְוָה וְלא גְּמָרוֹ, קוֹבֵר אִשְׁתּוֹ וּבָנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever begins a *mitzvah* but does not complete it buries his wife and sons.


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לד. הַנּוֹשֵׂא אִשָּׁה לְשֵׁם מָמוֹן – הַוְיָן לֵהּ בָּנִים שֶׁאֵינָם מְהֻגָּנִים, וּמַפְסִיד אֶת הַמָּמוֹן בִּזְמַן קָצָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A man who marries a woman for money will have indecent children and also lose the money in no time at all.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 35
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לה. הָעוֹסֵק בְּתוֹרָה וּבִגְמִילוּת־חֲסָדִים, זוֹכֶה לְהַרְבֵּה בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who occupies himself with Torah and acts of kindness is rewarded with many children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 36
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לו. אֵין הַבָּנִים מֵתִים בַּעֲווֹן הָאָבוֹת, אֶלָּא כְּשֶׁאוֹחֲזִים מַעֲשֵׂה אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם בִּידֵיהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Children do not die for the sin of their fathers unless they carry on in their fathers’ ways.


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לז. הַתַּשְׁמִישׁ יָפֶה לַוָּלָד, לְלַבְּנוֹ וּלְזָרְזוֹ וְלִהְיוֹת בַּעַל־צוּרָה וּבַעַל־כּחַ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Marital relations are beneficial for the fetus; purifying and providing the child with alertness, strength and a distinguished appearance.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 38
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לח. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ בָּנִים, יְקַבֵּל עַל עַצְמוֹ גָּלוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has no children should accept upon himself the travails of exile.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 39
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לט. הַיּוֹרֵד לְאֻמָּנוּת חֲבֵרוֹ, כְּאִלּוּ בָּא עַל אֵשֶׁת רֵעֵהוּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Taking away a fellow Jew’s means of income is like violating his wife.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 40
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מ. כְּשֶׁנִּמְסָר אָדָם בְּיַד שֹוֹנְאָיו, הֲוֵי כְּמוֹ שִׁכּוּל בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Being given over into the hands of one’s enemies is like being bereaved of one’s sons.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 41
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מא. מִי שֶׁבָּא עַל הַכּוּתִית אוֹ זָכָר, אוֹ הִרְהֵר בַּעֲבוֹדָה זָרָה, לא יִהְיֶה לוֹ בֵּן תַּלְמִיד־חָכָם, וְאִם יִלְמַד בְּנוֹ תּוֹרָה יִהְיֶה שַׁכְחָן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has sexual relations with a gentile woman, or with another man, or who entertains thoughts of idolatry, will not have a Torah scholar for a son. Even if he should teach his son Torah, he will forget it.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 42
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מב. בָּנִים הַטּוֹבִים – רְפוּאָה גְּדוֹלָה לָאָבוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Good children bring great healing for their ancestors.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 43
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מג. עַל־יְדֵי שֶׁקֶר הַבָּנִים מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood causes one’s children to die.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 44
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מד . כָּל שֶׁאֵינוֹ פּוֹרֵשׁ מֵאִשְׁתּוֹ סָמוּךְ לְוִסְתָּהּ, אֲפִלּוּ הֲוֵי לֵהּ בָּנִים כִּבְנֵי אַהֲרן- מֵתִים. וְכָל הַפּוֹרֵשׁ, הַוְיָן לֵהּ בָּנִים זְכָרִים וּרְאוּיִין לְהוֹרָאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever does not separate from his wife close to the expected time of her menstruation, his sons—even if they are like those of Aaron—will die. But a man who does separate will have male children who are fit to render judgments in Torah law.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 45
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מה. כָּל הַמַּבְדִּיל עַל הַיַּיִן בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת, הַוְיָן לֵהּ בָּנִים זְכָרִים וּרְאוּיִין לְהוֹרָאָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever uses wine in performing the *Havdalah* service separating Shabbat from the week, will have male children who are fit to render judgments in Torah law.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 46
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מו. הַמְקַדֵּשׁ אֶת עַצְמוֹ בִּשְׁעַת תַּשְׁמִישׁ דֶּרֶךְ צְנִיעוּת, הַוְיָן לֵהּ בָּנִים זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who sanctifies himself by behaving modestly during marital relations will have male children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 47
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מז. יִזָּהֵר מְאד שֶׁלּא יִינַק הַוָּלָד מֵאִשָּׁה רָעָה, כִּי חָלָב מְטַמֵּא וְחָלָב מְטַהֵר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Care should be taken not to allow a baby to nurse from an evil woman, because the milk he suckles has the power to make him either pure or impure.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 48
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מח. חַמִּין וְשֶׁמֶן מְבָרִין אֶת הַוָּלָד.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Warm water and oil are good for an infant’s health.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 49
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מט. מִי שֶׁאֵינוֹ עוֹצֵר אֶת עַצְמוֹ מִלְּהַטִּיל מַיִם, תְּפִלָּתוֹ שֶׁמִּתְפַּלֵּל עַל בָּנָיו נִשְׁמַעַת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By not holding back when nature calls, a person’s prayers on behalf of his children will be accepted.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 50
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נ. הַוָּלָד הוֹלֵךְ אַחַר צוּרַת אָב וָאֵם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Offspring take after their father and mother in height.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 51
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נא. קָשֶׁה תַּרְבּוּת רָעָה בְּתוֹךְ בֵּיתוֹ שֶׁל אָדָם יוֹתֵר מִמִּלְחֶמֶת גּוֹג־וּמָגוֹג.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Indecent behavior in one’s house is more destructive than the war of Gog and Magog.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 52
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נב. יַקְדִּים וְיַחְשִׁיךְ לְבֵית־הַכְּנֶסֶת, עַל־יְדֵי־זֶה יַאֲרִיךְ יְמֵי בָנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Coming early and staying late in the synagogue lengthens the days of one’s children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 53
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נג. אַל יְשַׁנֶּה אָדָם בְּנוֹ בֵּין הַבָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person should not favor one of his children over the others.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 54
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נד. עַל־יְדֵי חֲנֻכָּה וְנֵר שַׁבָּת הֲוֵי לֵהּ בָּנִים תַּלְמִידֵי־חֲכָמִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Lighting Chanukah and Shabbat candles makes one worthy of having sons who are Torah scholars.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 55
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נה. דְּרָחִים רַבָּנָן הֲוֵי לֵהּ בְּנִין רַבָּנָן, דְּמוֹקִיר רַבָּנָן הֲוֵי לֵהּ חַתְנוּתָא רַבָּנָן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who shows love for the Sages will have sons who are sages. By honoring the Sages, his sons-in-law will be sages.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 56
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נו. בַּעֲווֹן נְדָרִים גַּם בַּעֲווֹן בִּטּוּל תּוֹרָה גַּם בַּעֲווֹן מְזוּזָה גַּם בַּעֲווֹן צִיצִית גַּם בַּעֲווֹן שִׂנְאַת חִנָּם בָּנִים מֵתִים כְּשֶׁהֵם קְטַנִּים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One’s children die in youth for his sins of not fulfilling his oaths, neglecting to study Torah, failing to keep the *mitzvot*of *mezuzah* and *tzitzit,* and for the sin of unwarranted hatred.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 57
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נז. מִי שֶׁנּוֹתֵן מַעֲשֵׂר מִן מְעוֹתָיו, בָּנָיו נִצּוֹלִים מֵהַחֹלִי הַנִּקְרָא סַמְקָא.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If a person tithes his wealth, his children will be saved from diphtheria.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 58
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נח. תִּינוֹקוֹת שֶׁל בֵּית־רַבָּן נִתְפָּסִין עַל הַדּוֹר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Schoolchildren die for the sins of their generation.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 59
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נט. עַל־יְדֵי הֲדַסִּים בְּשַׁבָּת זוֹכֶה לְבָנִים תַּלְמִידֵי־חֲכָמִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Obtaining myrtle branches for Shabbat makes one worthy of having children who are Torah scholars.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 60
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ס. אִשָּׁה שֶׁמְּשַׁכֶּלֶת אֶת בָּנֶיהָ, הַסְּגֻלָּה לָזֶה, שֶׁתִּרְחַץ אֶת הַכַּלָּה קדֶם הַחֻפָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A *segulah* for a woman who miscarries is to bathe a bride before her wedding.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 61
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סא. לְפִי אֲכִילוֹתָיו שֶׁל אָדָם כֵּן בָּנָיו וּבְנוֹתָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The food one eats influences his sons and daughters [at the time of their conception].


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 62
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סב. מִי שֶׁבָּנָיו מֵתִים – אַל יְשַׁמֵּשׁ מִטָּתוֹ בַּחֹל, כִּי־אִם מִשַּׁבָּת לַשַּׁבָּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person whose children die should not have marital relations during the week, but only on the night of Shabbat.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 63
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סג. דְּרִיכַת הַקֶּשֶׁת בְּלַ"ג בָּעמֶר הִוא סְגֻלָּה לְבָנִים. גַּם הַתְּפִלָּה שֶׁמִּתְפַּלְּלִין לִפְנֵי הָעַמּוּד בִּנְגִינָה הִוא סְגֻלָּה לְבָנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Drawing a bow and arrow on *Lag B’Omer* is a *segulah* for having children, as is singing the prayers while leading the congregation in worship.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 64
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סד. צָרִיךְ לְלַמֵּד אֶת הַתִּינוֹק דֶּרֶךְ־אֶרֶץ מִנְּעוּרָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Proper behavior must be taught from infancy.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 65
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סה. הַשִּׁירוֹת וְהַתִּשְׁבָּחוֹת, שֶׁאוֹמְרִין קדֶם אוֹר הַיּוֹם, הוּא סְגֻלָּה לְבָנִים. גַּם לְאִשָּׁה שֶׁנֶּחְסַר חֲלָבָהּ. גַּם לְאִשָּׁה רָעָה שֶׁהִיא כַּעֲסָנִית.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The songs and praises of God that are recited before the light of day are a *segulah* for having children, for increasing the milk of a nursing woman, and for being spared from a wife with an angry nature.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 66
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סו. מִי שֶׁהוּא מַקְטִין אֶת עַצְמוֹ בִּפְנֵי רַבּוֹ וְשׁוֹאֵל מִמֶּנּוּ כָּל הַסְּפֵקוֹת, אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁרַבּוֹ מְבַיֵּשׁ אוֹתוֹ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה זוֹכֶה, שֶׁיּוֹצֵא מִמֶּנּוּ בֵּן שֶׁהוּא גָּדוֹל בַּתּוֹרָה יוֹתֵר מֵרַבּוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who humbles himself in the presence of his teacher and turns to his teacher with all his doubts even though his teacher shames him, will merit having a son who is even greater than his teacher in the study of Torah.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 67
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סז. מִי שֶׁמְּקַבֵּל אֶת הַיִּסּוּרִים בְּאַהֲבָה, זוֹכֶה לְזֶרַע שֶׁיַּאֲרִיכוּ יְמֵיהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Aperson who accepts his suffering with love merits offspring who will live long.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 68
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סח. פְּעֻלּוֹת הַשֵּׁם נִמְשָׁכִין אַחַר הַשֵּׁם שֶׁל אָדָם, כִּי שְׁמָא גָּרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
God performs great deeds for a person in accordance with his name. This is because a person’s name influences [all aspects of his life.]


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 69
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סט. מִי שֶׁמַּגְבִּיהַּ קוֹלוֹ כְּדֵי לְהִתְפָּאֵר בּוֹ, בָּאִים בָּנָיו לַשְּׁבִיָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who raises his voice in order to show off causes his children to be taken captive.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 70
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ע. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ בָּנִים, יְהֵא רָגִיל בְּשֶׁמֶן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who is childless should use oil regularly.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 71
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עא. וְלִפְעָמִים יַעֲקר דִּירָה וְיִחְיוּ בָּנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when changing one’s place of dwelling saves the life of his children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 72
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עב. עַל־יְדֵי רְדִיפַת שָׁלוֹם מַצִּיל אֶת בָּנָיו מִמִּיתָה וּמִגָּלוּת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By pursuing peace, a person saves his sons from death and exile.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 73
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עג. מִי שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה אֵיזֶה דָּבָר, וְהַדָּבָר הוּא אַחַר־כָּךְ מִכְשׁוֹל לִבְנֵי־אָדָם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַטּוֹבָה נִפְסָק מִזַּרְעוֹ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person does something that is afterwards a hindrance for other people, all good is severed from his offspring.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 74
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עד. לִפְעָמִים מֵחֲמַת אַהֲבָה גְּדוֹלָה שֶׁבֵּין אִישׁ לְאִשְׁתּוֹ אֵינָהּ מוֹלֶדֶת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are times when the great love between husband and wife prevents her from bearing children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 75
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עה. לְרב הָעֲקָרוֹת כְּשֶׁהֵם נִפְקָדוֹת, מוֹלִידוֹת זָכָר.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Most barren women who later conceive will give birth to a son.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 76
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עו. עַל־יְדֵי אוֹנָאַת דְּבָרִים הַבָּנִים מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Children die because of fraud.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 77
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עז. יֵשׁ כּחַ בְּיַד הַצַּדִּיק לְקַלֵּל אֶת הָאָדָם, שֶׁלּא יִהְיוּ לוֹ בָּנִים הֲגוּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Tzaddik has the power to curse a person so that he will not have decent children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 78
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עח. מִי שֶׁהַצַּדִּיק נַעֲשָׁה אַכְסַנְיָה אֶצְלוֹ, נִתְבָּרֵךְ בְּבָנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person in whose house the Tzaddik takes lodging is blessed with children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 79
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עט. מִי שֶׁמִּשְׁתּוֹקֵק לַעֲשֹוֹת אֵיזֶה מִצְוָה וְאֵין זוֹכֶה לַעֲשֹוֹת אוֹתָהּ, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה יִזְכֶּה לְבָנִים, וּגְדֻלָּתוֹ מוֹרִישׁ לְבָנָיו, וּבָנָיו יִזְכּוּ לַעֲשֹוֹת הַמִּצְוָה הַזּאת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who desires to perform some *mitzvah* but does not merit fulfilling it, will be rewarded with children. They will inherit his greatness and will accomplish that *mitzvah.*


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 80
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פ. מִי שֶׁמְּקַפֵּחַ פַּרְנָסָה, לְסוֹף שֶׁבָּנָיו מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a person interferes with another’s livelihood, in the end his children die.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 81
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פא. מַאגִינֶט סְגֻלָּה לְבָנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A magnet is a *segulah* for having children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 82
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פב. בָּנָיו שֶׁל אָדָם מֵתִים, כְּשֶׁעוֹסֵק בִּשְׁמוֹת הַטֻּמְאָה אוֹ בִּכְשָׁפִים אוֹ שֶׁמַּאֲמִין בָּהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person’s children die when he uses names of impurity or sorcery, of if he just believes in them.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 83
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פג. כְּשֶׁאִישׁ וְאִשָּׁה רוֹחֲצִים יְדֵיהֶם וְנוֹתְנִים צְדָקָה קדֶם הַתַּשְׁמִישׁ, בָּזֶה הֵם מְסִירִים אֶת רוּחַ הַטֻּמְאָה מֵהַיְלָדִים, שֶׁהֵם מוֹלִידִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a husband and wife wash their hands and give charity before engaging in marital relations, they remove the spirit of impurity from the children that they conceive.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 84
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פד. יֵשׁ אִשָּׁה שֶׁמְּגַדֶּלֶת נְקֵבוֹת, וְאֵינָהּ מְגַדֶּלֶת זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
There are women who bear females, but not males.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 85
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פה. אֲמִירַת פָּרָשַׁת צִיצִית בִּמְסִירוּת־נֶפֶשׁ וּבְיִרְאָה גְּדוֹלָה גַּם הַלְבָּשַׁת עֲרוּמִים, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה זוֹכֶה לְבָנִים זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By reciting the chapter of *tzitzit* (Numbers 15:37-41) with devotion and great fear of God, and by clothing the naked, a person merits having sons.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 86
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פו. שָׁנָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בָּהּ בְּרָכָה, סִימָן שֶׁגַּם יִשְׂרָאֵל יִפְרוּ וְיִרְבּוּ.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When the year has been a prosperous one, take it as a sign that the Jews will “be fruitful and multiply” (Genesis 1:22).


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 87
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פז. אִשָּׁה שֶׁעוֹסֶקֶת בִּכְשָׁפִים, בָּנֶיהָ מֵתִים וְנַעֲשֵׂית אַלְמָנָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The children of a woman who uses sorcery will die, and she will become a widow.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 88
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פח. מֵינֶקֶת שֶׁנֶּחְסַר חֲלָבָהּ – הַסְּגֻלָּה לָזֶה שֶׁיִּתְאַבֵּל בַּעְלָהּ עַל יְרוּשָׁלַיִם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A *segulah* for increasing the milk of a nursing mother is for her husband to mourn the destruction of Jerusalem.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 89
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פט. מַכּוֹת בָּנִים בָּא עַל־יְדֵי שָׁוְא, גַּם הַמָּקוֹם גּוֹרֵם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Falsehood brings harm to one’s children. The place in which they live can also cause them harm.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 90
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צ. מִי שֶׁמְּשַׂמֵּחַ חָתָן וְכַלָּה, יִזְכֶּה שֶׁתֵּלֶד אִשְׁתּוֹ זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
If a person brings joy to a groom and bride, or—


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 91
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צא. גַּם עַל־יְדֵי הַזְהָרוֹת נֵרוֹת.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
if he is heedful [of the *mitzvot* that involve] lighting candles, his wife will bear sons.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 92
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צב. שָׁנָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ הַרְבֵּה גְּשָׁמִים, סִימָן שֶׁנּוֹלָדִים בְּזֶה הַשָּׁנָה הַרְבֵּה זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
An abundance of rain is a sign that many sons will be born during that year.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 93
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צג. אִישׁ וְאִשְׁתּוֹ שֶׁהֵם מְקַלְּלִים אֶת עַצְמָם, אֵין מְגַדְּלִין אֶת בְּנֵיהֶם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Husband and wife who curse each other will not raise their children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 94
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צד. סְגֻלָּה לְגִדּוּל בָּנִים: תִּזְרַע אֵיזֶה מִין תְּבוּאָה, וּכְשֶׁתִּקְצר אוֹתָהּ, תִּתֵּן אוֹתָהּ לַעֲנִיִּים, וְאַתָּה לֹא תֶּהֱנֶה מִמֶּנָּה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A *segulah* for raising children: plant some type of produce, and when you harvest it, give it to the poor without having any pleasure from it yourself.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 95
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צה. מִי שֶׁמַּטִּיל אֵימָה יְתֵרָה עַל דּוֹרוֹ, אֵין מִתְקַיְּמִין לוֹ בָּנִים חַכְמֵי לֵב.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who instills excessive fear in the people of his generation will not have progeny whose hearts contain wisdom.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 96
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צו. מִי שֶׁאֵין לוֹ רַחֲמָנוּת עַל בָּנָיו, בְּיָדוּעַ שֶׁאֵין לוֹ חֵלֶק בֶּשֵׂכֶל דִּקְדֻשָּׁה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever has no compassion for his children clearly has no understanding of holiness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 97
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צז. כְּשֶׁאֵינוֹ חוֹזֵר עַל לִמּוּדוֹ [וְשׁוֹכֵחַ] עַל־יְדֵי זֶה הַבָּנִים מֵתִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Not reviewing one’s studies {and forgetting them} causes one’s children to die.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 98
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צח. עַל־יְדֵי זְנוּת אֵין מְגַדְּלִים בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who has acted immorally will not raise his children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 99
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צט. שֵׁם אֱלוֹהַּ – שְׁמִירָה לְבָנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
The Name of God — *Elo'ah* — אלוה - protects children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 100
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ק. מִי שֶׁמִּשְׁתַּדֵּל שֶׁיִּהְיֶה פַּרְנָסָה לְדוֹרְשֵׁי הַשֵּׁם, עַל־יְדֵי זֶה יִזְכֶּה שֶׁלּא יֵצְאוּ בָּנָיו לְתַרְבּוּת רָעָה.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Whoever makes an effort to secure a livelihood for those who seek God, his children will not follow evil ways.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 101
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קא. עַל־יְדֵי אֱמוּנַת צַדִּיקִים הַבָּנִים חַיִּים וְקַיָּמִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Through faith in the Tzaddikim a person’s children live and endure.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 102
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קב. כְּשֶׁזָּכָר בָּא לָעוֹלָם – חֶסֶד בָּא לָעוֹלָם.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When a male child comes into the world, so does lovingkindness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 103
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קג. מִי שֶׁמְּצַעֵר אֶת אָבִיו וְאִמּוֹ – עַל־יְדֵי זֶה אֵינוֹ זוֹכֶה לְגַדֵּל זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who causes grief to his parents is not worthy of raising sons.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 104
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קד. מִי שֶׁרוֹדֵף שָׁלוֹם – עַל־יְדֵי זֶה יִזְכֶּה לִרְאוֹת בָּנִים לְבָנָיו.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
By pursuing peace, a person lives to see his children’s children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 105
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קה. קִלְקוּל הַדֶּלֶת אוֹ הַחַלּוֹן זֶה סִימָן לְחֻלְשַׁת בָּנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
Damage to a door or window is a sign that one’s children will suffer sickness.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 106
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קו. הַמַּחֲלקֶת זֶה סִימָן רָע לְבָנִים, וְשָׁלוֹם זֶה סִימָן טוֹב לְבָנִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
When there is strife, it is a bad sign for one’s children; whereas peace is a good sign for them.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 107
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קז. הַבָּנִים שׁוֹטִים, כְּשֶׁאֲבִיהֶם כַּעֲסָן.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
A person who cannot control his temper will have foolish children.


###### Sefer HaMiddot, Children, Part I 108
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קח. עַל־יְדֵי כִּבּוּד אָב תִּזְכֶּה לְבָנִים זְכָרִים.

**The aleph bet book, translated by Moshe Mykoff. New York: Breslov Research Institute, 1986:**
One who shows respect for his father is rewarded with sons.