As always, with such matters, all I can say is Halevai, from his mouth to God's ears.
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The attribution to the Vilna Gaon is questionable.
ReplyDeleteScholars who have looked into it have stated that Goral HaGR"A is a misnomer. It is not from the Vilna Gaon, the GR"A.
For a very informative article about it, see https://www.tabletmag.com/jewish-arts-and-culture/books/226995/bibliomancy-lottery-vilna-gaon
See also a previous related post here - https://lifeinisrael.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-goral-hagra-that-couldnt-be-used.html
and the discussion here - https://judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/1774/what-is-the-gorel-hagra