To the honored Rabbi Eliyahu Bahbout, shlita: Is there a source in the sacred books for the segulah of crossing the Sea of Galilee, a river, or the sea?
People commonly say that sailing on the sea, the Sea of Galilee, or a river is a segulah for finding a suitable match. Some even attribute this to the Talmud, although its Talmudic source is entirely unclear.
According to a tradition I received from kabbalists, however, this is not a segulah for finding a match but for a somewhat related problem known as being “bound”: a groom who cannot fulfill his marital obligation because witchcraft was performed against him may annul it by sailing in a boat on the sea, a river, or the Sea of Galilee. For this segulah, he must return by land. See the sources for further discussion.
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