Q&A: The Evil Eye

Hello. I watched a lecture about the evil eye and learned that anyone can harm and be harmed by it. However, I know that everything that happens to us is from Heaven, that everything is orchestrated from above, and nothing is coincidental. So, can a situation arise where a person does not deserve to suffer, yet still suffers from the evil eye, making it seem like a person is at the mercy of others who can harm them unjustly? Or is the evil eye just one of the ways Hashem gives someone suffering, and if suffering wasn't meant for them, the evil eye couldn't affect them? 
Hello and blessings. The Chazon Ish writes that one cannot be harmed by the evil eye unless it has been decreed in the heavens.

I read a charm to nullify the evil eye from the book of blessings I own because I feel that people are affecting me with the evil eye a lot. Once I do this charm, am I protected forever from the evil eye, or does it only remove the current instance of the evil eye on me?
Hello and blessings. This should be done from time to time when you feel the need, but do not overdo it. I believe once every thirty days is sufficient.

Hello esteemed rabbi! I believe everything is in the hands of Heaven, except the fear of Heaven. My question is, if someone puts the evil eye on another - is that also by Heaven's decree?
Since one can protect themselves from the evil eye through strong faith, if someone is harmed by the evil eye and did not protect themselves using the Torah's means, it is a result of an action depending on choice. Once again, it comes back to the fear of Heaven; this matter is not in Heaven's hands but in human hands.

Hello and blessings. I am 29 and early in my pregnancy. Somehow, I ended up telling many people about my pregnancy even before the third month. This isn't typical for me, and now my grandmother is very upset and says what I did is wrong. I am very scared and regret telling. What do you say about this, honorable rabbi? 
Hello. There is no halachic prohibition on sharing, so if you told, nothing happened. However, it is a good and commendable practice not to share until the third month, and some refrain until the fifth. Not telling until the third or fifth month means not informing people or relatives (except your mother, so she can support you through the emotional process) on your own. After this period, you can discuss the pregnancy with others, but it's advisable not to overdo it or bring it up at every opportunity for a few reasons: 1. The evil eye. Pregnancy and childbirth can cause those not wishing your well-being or envious individuals to harbor negative thoughts and jealousy. 2. The Gemara says, "Blessing is bestowed only on that which is hidden from the eye." Since this is a time when the baby is developing, we need blessings and assistance for everything to go smoothly. When it is hidden from others' eyes, the blessing rests more. 3. There are reasons according to Kabbalah, one is that speaking about something arouses a heavenly reconsideration whether it is truly appropriate to give something or not. Nevertheless, if you told someone, there is no need to worry, and with Hashem's help, you will give birth at a good and successful time.

Is there a significance to keeping fish at home as a good omen or against the evil eye? 
There is no significance.

Hello, during the intermediate days of Sukkot, we traveled north and visited the tomb of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNess. At the entrance, there was a religious man (a friend of my father) conducting ceremonies for removing the evil eye with lead. He performed the ceremony for us and in the first stage burned various materials on some kind of plate. Then he threw water on the ground, and my husband and I had to avoid stepping in it. In the second stage, we entered a room where we sat on chairs. He placed lead in a pot (I think it had water and various things). He covered us with a sheet, and there was a loud explosion of lead above our heads. There were some other things, but I don't remember them exactly. What I do remember is that it felt very intense.
I wanted to know - is there truth to this ceremony, and if so, what does it mean? Note that we have been trying for quite some time to get pregnant, so we wanted to know if the rabbi thinks this ceremony has any impact (perhaps regarding the evil eye). Thank you very much and keep up the good work. 
Hello and blessings. There was a lot of imagination there. The entire ceremony was unnecessary. I hope he indeed knows how to remove the evil eye with lead, which is a correct and proven remedy, without needing sheets, etc.

(Responses provided by Rabbi Menashe Israel and Rabbi Benjamin Shmueli, compiled and edited from the Q&A section on the Hidabroot website)