Yahrzeits of Tzadikim in Tevet and Their Segulot
Yahrzeits of Tzadikim in Tevet and Their Segulot
1 Tevet - Avraham Avinu - (Bava Batra 91a, Bat Ayin)
1 Tevet - Rabbi Yair Chaim Bachrach
1 Tevet - Rabbi Yosef ha-Ma'aravi
1 Tevet - Rabbi Mas'ud Raphael Alfasi
1 Tevet - Rabbi Yair Chaim Bachrach of Worms
3 Tevet - Rabbi Avraham of Stretin
3 Tevet - Rabbi Yaakov ben Shaul Kassin
3 Tevet - Rabbi David ha-Kohen Azog (Baba Dudu)
4 Tevet - Rabbi Chaim Shaul ben Eliyahu ha-Kohen Dweck - Rosh Yeshivah of «Beit El»
4 Tevet - Rabbi Gershon Chanokh Leiner of Radzin - «Baal HaTechelet»
4 Tevet - Rabbi Pinchas ben Yair - Tanna
5 Tevet - Rabbi Shlomo Molcho (Porto)
6 Tevet - Rabbi Yechezkel Shraga of Sieniawa - Divrei Yechezkel
7 Tevet - Rabbi Moshe David Valle
7 Tevet - Rabbi Tzvi ben Yisrael (son of the Baal Shem Tov)
9 Tevet - Nehemiah ben Hachaliah the Prophet
9 Tevet - Rabbi Yehoshua Bessis of Tunisia
9 Tevet - Ezra the Scribe and Nehemiah
10 Tevet - Zechariah the Prophet
10 Tevet - Malachi the Prophet
10 Tevet - Rabbi Natan of Breslov (Rabbi Nachman's disciple)
10 Tevet - Rabbi Moshe Shapiro
11 Tevet - the Rebbe of Lelov
11 Shevat - Rabbi Yehoshua ben Yitzchak Sharabi
15 Tevet - Rabbi Mari bar Mar Zutra
15 Tevet - Rav Huna
16 Tevet - Rabbi Chaim Kreiswirth - Chief Rabbi of Antwerp
17 Tevet - Rabbi Yaakov bar Ze'ev Kranz - the Maggid of Dubno
17 Tevet - Rabbi Salman bar Zion Meir Mutzafi
18 Tevet - Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov, Bnei Yissachar
19 Tevet - Rabbi Avraham-Shmuel-Binyamin Sofer, Ktav Sofer - son of the Chatam Sofer
20 Tevet - Rabbi Moshe ben Maimon - Rambam
20 Tevet - Rabbi Yaakov ben Mas'ud Abuhatzeira - Avir Yaakov
21 Tevet - Rabbi Yisrael Dov Ber of Vilednik
21 Tevet - Rabbi Matzliach ben Raphael Mazuz
24 Tevet - Rabbi Schneur Zalman - the Alter Rebbe, Baal HaTanya
24 Tevet - Rabbi Naftali ha-Kohen Katz - Tikun HaNefesh
24 Tevet - Miriam-Koveset (the laundress)
24 Tevet - Rabbi Shmuel bar Avraham Bornstein - Rabbi Shmuel of Sochaczew; Shem MiShmuel
25 Tevet - Rabbi Eliyahu Dessler, Michtav MeEliyahu
27 Tevet - Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch
29 Tevet - Rabbi Yitzchak Kaduri
29 Tevet - Rabbi Yehoshua-Leib - Maharil Diskin
Why Is It So Important to Light a Neshama Candle?
"Neshama candle" in Hebrew means a soul candle, or memorial candle. In Hebrew, instead of "for the repose of the soul", the expression Le'ilui is used, meaning the elevation of the soul. Lighting a candle Le'ilui Nishmat for the deceased is mentioned in several places.
«It is known that the soul derives pleasure from the lighting of candles; it moves amid the splendor of Heaven, joy spreads from the source of light, and it [the soul] yearns for that light, even though the light of a candle's flame is material, while the light of the soul is spiritual, pure, and simple.»
(Rabbeinu Bachya, Terumah "Offerings
- "הרי לך שהנשמה יש לה הנאה מןהאור" - «The souls there delight in the light, and one should not be surprised that even a scent is beloved by the soul when it is in the body.»
Ben Ish Chai teaches that the soul of a tzadik rejoices when a memorial candle is lit for him, and his soul ascends to Ha-Shem and intercedes on behalf of the person who lit the Neshama candle in his honor.
(Ben Ish Chai, Torah Lishmah, 520)
The origin of this custom is associated with Rabbi Yehudah HaNasi, the compiler of the Mishnah, who instructed his family:
«נריהיה דלוק במקומו» - «A candle shall be lit in his place» - expressing honor for the deceased.
"The Name of the Almighty is found within the name of a tzadik. It is 'clothed' in him; from this we learn that when the name of a tzadik is publicized, the Name of the Blessed One is publicized. The greater the name of the tzadik, the greater the Name of the Almighty, because the Name of the Almighty is joined with the name of the tzadik." (Chazal)
A twenty-four-hour or oil candle is used to light a candle Le'ilui Nishmat. Before lighting the candle, money is set aside for a Kupat Tzedakah.
The candle is lit with the words: «Hareini madlik neir le'ilui nishmat Rabbi… Ribbono shel Olam, bizchut tzadik Rabbi"... (personal requests)
(Sila Tehillim website)
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