The Wonders of Harav Yitzchack Kadouri

71 Remedies and amulets It is well known that the Rav would write amulets. Howe- ver, the Rav never performed mystical feats using Kabbalah n o r did he practice ‘practical mysticism’. When asked if it was permissible to put an- gels under oath (to force them to do something, a misconception as to how amulets work) , he always chuckled and answered that it was forbidden. Many times he was asked why his amulets helped. He answered, “Perhaps they honor me in Heaven and listen to me because I am old. This is why they work.” So the Rav would jokingly ans- wer, with a smile on his face. One thing the Rav empha- sized and reiterated was that an amulet would not work, no mat- ter who wrote it, even the greatest Kabbalist, if the wearer did not ob- serve the laws of Shabbat. The angels honor me for I am old, that is why my amulets work The Rav etched this amulet on an earthenware plate. Whoever drank from this saw wonders