Hayom Yom 7 Teves - How to avert posthumous purgatory and slingshot

הַשִּׁעוּר לְהִפָּטֵר מֵחִבּוּט הַקֶּבֶר הוּאThe appropriate amount [of time needed] to free oneself from [the punishment of] chibut hakever1 is שֶׁחֵלֶק שִׁשִּׁי מֵהַמֵּעֵת-לְעֵת יֹאמַר אוֹתִיּוֹת הַתּוֹרָה, תְּהִלִּים כוto spend a sixth of one’s day reciting the letters of the Torah, Tehillim and the like. לִזְכּוֹת לְזִכּוּךְ הַנֶּפֶשׁ לְהִפָּטֵר מִכַּף הַקֶּלַע הוּאOne merits the purification of the soul that exempts him from [the punishment of] kaf hakela עַל יְדֵי חֲזָרָה כָּל הַיּוֹם, כַּמָה שֶׁיֵּשׁ בִּיְכוֹלְתּוֹ, מִשְׁנָיוֹת תַּנְיָא תְּהִלִּים בְּעַל-פֶּהby reviewing Mishnayos, Tanya, and Tehillim by heart, as much as possible throughout the day.Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English