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Segulah for Travel
Giving tzedakah before setting out
לתת צדקה קודם הדרך
A practice reported by Rabbi Nachman of Breslov in Sefer HaMiddot.
- Travel
What to do
- 1When you set out on a journey, first give tzedakah.Step source: Sefer HaMiddot, Traveling, Part I 8 — segment 1
What the source does not specify
- The source does not specify the donation amount.
- The source specifies no formula to recite and no other method.
- The source does not specify a particular intention.
What for?
Conduct reported by the source for one setting out on a journey.
When? Conditions stated by the source
- When setting out on a journey, beforehand.
Source text
Original canonical text
ח. כְּשֶׁתֵּלֵךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ, תִּתֵּן קדֶם לִצְדָקָה.
Understanding this segulah
Source verified on 2026-09-23
This entry of Sefer HaMiddot instructs that when setting out on a journey, one should first give tzedakah. The passage specifies no amount, recipient, formula, or particular intention, and states no outcome. No outcome is promised.
Documentary provenance
- Author :
- Rabbi Na‘hman de Breslev
- Work :
- Sefer HaMiddot
- Exact reference :
- Sefer HaMiddot, Traveling, Part I 8
- Tradition :
- ‘Hassidout Breslev
- Edition :
- Sefer HaMidot -- rabenubook
- Text licence :
- Public Domain
Source verified on 2026-09-23
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