The Blessing of Asher Yatzar with the Prayer of the Esteemed Tzaddik Rabbi

"Master of the Universe, Almighty, save me from doctors, from them and their multitudes, and may I emerge from darkness into light, and may I not need doctors at all, and may I have no pain from now until the end of time."

Thus begins our teacher, the holy tzaddik Rav Eliezer Berland shlit"a, the wonderful prayer he composed to be recited after the 'Asher Yatzar' blessing. A prayer capable of drawing down healings and nullifying suffering and pain.

The prayer is beautifully designed and can be printed and hung in the home.

An Article on the Importance of the Asher Yatzar Blessing

The true tzaddik walks; only he can nullify all the accusations, for he is now the representative of the Sitra Achra; he is now walking and accusing in place of the Sitra Achra. But before he brings all the accusations, he brings all the merits of each person—the prayer with strength, the blessing with intention. The Rebbe told Reb Noson, "Say Asher Yatzar with intention, and all judgments against you will be sweetened, every single blessing." When the mother of Moharnat passed away, he asked our Rebbe what should be done for the sake of her soul. Our Rebbe answered him: "That he should recite the 'Asher Yatzar' blessing with intention. 'An ernsten Asher Yatzar' (An earnest Asher Yatzar)." (Avaneha Barzel).

Reb Noson brings here in Likutey Halachot (Tefillin, Halacha 6) that this is the aspect of the Asher Yatzar blessing that we recite in the morning regarding the bodily orifices, for the pride of the Sitra Achra is an aspect of idolatry, of filth and excrement, for it is drawn from the absolute waste of the physicality of action, which is total excess. This is the aspect of pride—it is excess, as it is written: "Love Hashem, all His pious ones; Hashem preserves the faithful and pays in full to him who acts with pride" (Psalms 31:24), and as explained above, this is the aspect of "the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was in you in the day that you were created" (Ezekiel 28:13). Therefore, when one awakens from sleep, which is the aspect of the resurrection of the dead, the aspect of humility, one must recite Asher Yatzar over the orifices, for Hashem performs wonders and created man with wisdom so that he would have the strength to reject the waste and the excess, which are the aspect of pride. This strength is drawn from the illumination of the intellect, through which one defeats the side of death, which is the aspect of pride. Therefore, we begin "Asher Yatzar et ha'adam b'chochmah" (Who formed man with wisdom)—'with wisdom' specifically, for it is a great wisdom to discern the good from within the waste, which is the life of man drawn from the aforementioned life, and to reject the waste entirely. Therefore, in truth, we bless for this, "u'mafli la'asot" (and performs wonders), for it is a very great wonder, a wonder of wonders. Likewise, a person must be very clever with true wisdom to discern the vitality, which is true humility, from within the pride, which is absolute waste. This is the discernment of good from within evil, so that one will not stumble into false humility or absolute pride, Heaven forbid.

Only the tzaddik can nullify the accusations. Why does Hashem, in His honor and essence, not nullify the accusations? The answer to this is hinted at in the verse where Hashem said to him, "From now on you will receive My mouth: 'Mouth to mouth I speak with him, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the image of Hashem does he behold; why then were you not afraid to speak against My servant, against Moses?'" (Numbers 12:8). And now you will be My mouth; you will be able to sweeten all the decrees, just as Hashem can sweeten all the decrees, so too the tzaddik can sweeten all the decrees, in the aspect of 'The tzaddik decrees and Hashem fulfills.' And through this, we will merit the complete Geulah speedily in our days, Amen.

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