Reply To: Ayin Hara/Gezairos

Wow – I’ve been away from the computer since I started this thread and just got back on and see how many responses there were.

Ok :

Daas Yochid – I mean a gezeira not nevuah

Torah613Torah – I would have given the same answer as Daas Yochid – that gezeira is a decree. Also your example of a cold is not really what I was talking about. Let’s say someone has a beautiful home, lots of money, good health….. and someone says something (even if not out of jealously) like “wow – look at them. they are so lucky….” Then suddenly something bad happens to them – someone chas v’shalom gets very ill or dies or the house burns down- you get the picture. So it would seem like the person had a good decree but the ayin hara made something happen- maybe?

Also a lot of times when ppl are talking they will say something like “if YOU get sick….”, then other ppl say “chas v’shalom – never say YOU, say SOMEONE. This is because we want to avoid an ayin hara.

I think my post sounds really confusing. But I hope someone will understand what I’m trying to say.

Interjection: interesting about the klal as opposed to an individual, though I never heard that.