Segulah of 18 Candles on the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes

Segulah of 18 Candles on the Yahrzeit of Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes

14 Iyar – on Pesach Sheni (the Second Passover) – the yahrzeit/hilula of the great Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes (Meir the Miracle-Worker), one of the greatest and holiest sages in Jewish history, is a great segulah in the merit of a tzadik. On the evening of 14 Iyar, light 18 candles (or set aside the cost of 18 candles) and say the following: “Relying on the prayer and pledge of Rabbi Avraham ben Sholom Dovber to light 18 candles in the merit of Rabbi Meir, I ask for the following: Eloka de-Meir aneini, Eloka de-Meir aneini, Eloka de-Meir aneini! G-d of Meir, answer me; G-d of Meir, answer me; G-d of the Rabbi, answer me! May it be Your will, our G-d and G-d of our fathers, who accepted the prayer of Your servant Meir and performed miracles for him, to do the same for me and for all those among the people of Israel who need miracles, both hidden and revealed. Amen, and may it be Your will.” Afterward, add your personal request and donate the money you set aside to the synagogue. (Rabbi Avraham Wolf – Chief Rabbi of Odessa and Southern Ukraine)