Sweetening Harsh Judgments by Giving a Pidyon to a Tzaddik / God Can Help a Person Who is Not a Tzaddik Perform a Pidyon A pidyon⁶ is money given to a Tzaddik along with a request for a blessing. When a person gives a pidyon, harsh judgments are sweetened on his behalf by means of God’s compassion, without any admixture of judgment. Then he is redeemed from every trouble and every type of illness, pain and discomfort. He is redeemed from all troubles and judgments, even if the decree has already been passed. He is sent complete healing from Heaven — healing of the spirit and healing of the body. God can guide a person and teach him how to perform a pidyon, even if he is not a Tzaddik. To be recited by the person who is given a pidyon Receiving a Pidyon May it be Your will that harsh judgments be sweetened on behalf of ([Hebrew name], the son/daughter of [father’s Hebrew name]) by means of the “supernal wonder,” which is great kindness and total, simple compassion, without any admixture of judgment at all.

footnotes: ⁶ Literally, “redemption.”

King, Redeemer and Savior, redeem, rescue, sustain, answer and have compassion at every time of trouble and oppression. Have compassion on the sick person ([Hebrew name], the son/daughter of [father’s Hebrew name]). Redeem him quickly from all trouble and from every type of illness, pain and discomfort.

Sweeten and nullify all judgments against him in the merit of the money that he has put in my hand for a pidyon.

Even One Who is Not a Tzaddik Can Perform a Pidyon Have compassion on me so that the money that he put in my hand will be considered as though it were put into the hands of holy Tzaddikim who know how to perform a pidyon, and who sweeten and nullify judgments when they take the money, which is “grasped by judgment,” in their hand.

May I unite my hand and the focus of my heart and mind with these Tzaddikim. May my action be like their action, my hand like their hand, and my mouth like their mouth.

May these Tzaddikim have good intentions for our sake, so that I may perform a proper pidyon by means of this money that has been placed in my hand. May they sweeten and nullify all judgments against ([Hebrew name], the son/ daughter of [father’s Hebrew name]) in their supernal root, in supernal Binah.

The Kabbalah of Pidyon May these judgments in our world of Asiyah be sweetened by means of the three “hands” in the next higher world, Yetzirah, which have the numerical value of 42, which is equal to the Forty-Two-Letter Divine Name composed of the acronym of the “Prayer of Rabbi Nechuniah ben HaKanah,” which is: Ana … Kabeil … Na … Barkhem … Chasin … Yachid … Shavateinu … Barukh …

And in the next higher universe, that of Beriah, may the judgments be sweetened by means of the three “hands” that are the two Divine Names (EHeYeH, YHVH) that have the numerical value of 42.

And in the universe above that, Atzilut, may the judgments be sweetened by means of the Divine Name of Havayah spelled simply, then “filled out” and after that “doubly filled out,” which comes to 42 letters.

Compassionate God, You Who are filled with compassion, please have compassion on this sick person (or: “on this person,” if he has another problem) and arouse all three hands in supernal Binah in all three worlds — Atzilut, Beriah and Yetzirah — these being the “great hand,” the “strong hand” and the “elevated hand.”

In this way, sweeten and nullify all judgments in the world of Asiyah against this sick person and against all the Jewish people. Redeem him quickly from all troubles and judgments that have been decreed against him, even if the decree has already been passed.

Quickly send him complete healing from Heaven — healing of the spirit and healing of the body — among the other sick of Israel.

Guide me and teach me at every moment when people bring me money to perform a pidyon, so that I will know how much money this person must give for the sake of his pidyon, in accordance with the judgments that cling to him.

The Person Bringing the Pidyon Must Not Be Stingy Also, have compassion on the person bringing the pidyon so that he will not be miserly, but will give what he needs to, so that all the judgments will emerge from him and rise to the three supernal, holy “hands,” and he will be sweetened in their supernal root, in supernal Binah.

Ultimately Everything is Up to God It is revealed and known before You that I am not familiar with anyone who knows how to conduct oneself in this matter. Have compassion, You Who are filled with compassion, on this poor generation in which there is no one to stand up for us. Have compassion on the Jewish people and on this sick person. Sweeten and nullify all judgments against him and against all Jews.

Heal him quickly and completely. Revive him and restore his strength soon. Awaken his heart to quickly return to You. Give him full compassion, for You are the Master of compassion.

“God, redeem Israel from all its oppressors.”

We have no one on whom to rely except our Father in Heaven. “Israel, hope in HaShem, for kindness is with HaShem, and much redemption is with Him; He will redeem Israel from all of its sins.” Amen. May it be His will.