{"id":2436,"date":"2025-07-02T07:38:17","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:38:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mifalohrhachaim.com\/en\/?page_id=2436"},"modified":"2025-07-07T12:06:10","modified_gmt":"2025-07-07T12:06:10","slug":"candle-lighting-and-occasions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mifalohrhachaim.com\/en\/candle-lighting-and-occasions\/","title":{"rendered":"Candle Lighting and Occasions"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2436\" class=\"elementor elementor-2436\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53622d5 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53622d5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-538e030 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"538e030\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9adbeef elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9adbeef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Candle Lighting and Occasions<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fb386a elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fb386a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Light a Ner \u2013 Receive Blessings: Your Path to Yeshuah<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-657e6b8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"657e6b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-682d44f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"682d44f\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf509bd elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cf509bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">One of the Most Powerful Places for Tefillah\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b39a3de ptextdirectionss elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b39a3de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Among the most wondrous places where tefillos are accepted beyond derech hateva is the holy tzion of our Rebbe, the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh. Over the years, it became a place of deep yearning and davening, where Yidden of all backgrounds come to pour out their hearts before the Rachaman shel Olam, through the zechus of the tzaddik who rests there.<\/p><p>Aside from the greatness of the site as the kever of a tzaddik, its unique location on the slopes of Har HaZeisim, overlooking the Makom HaMikdash, gives it a special koach\u2014about which it is said: \u201cZeh sha\u2019ar HaShamayim.\u201d Indeed, this place became a Tel Talpiyos, where the Yidden of all stripes stream to connect, cry, and hope.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f9a51e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f9a51e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tefillos That Break Through the Heavens<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cb54be ptextdirectionss elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cb54be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many have been blessed after davening here:<\/p><ul><li>Children born after long years of waiting.<\/li><li>Shidduchim that suddenly opened.<\/li><li>Yeshuos in parnassah, health, and personal hardships.<\/li><\/ul><p>Those who have the zechus to <strong>help spread the tzaddik\u2019s Torah<\/strong>\u2014which draws from Torah, Mishnah, Gemara, and Aggadah\u2014feel an even deeper closeness. His Torah, written <strong>b\u2019kedushah u\u2019vetaharah<\/strong>, elevates and purifies just through the saying of his holy words.<\/p><p>These &#8220;close ones&#8221; often experience revealed yeshuos in this place. The tzaddik gave his word: whoever toils to spread his Torah, he will act on their behalf, influencing every area of their life for the good.<\/p><p><strong>A tzaddik decrees\u2014and HaKadosh Baruch Hu fulfills<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0bfca29 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0bfca29\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-287b944 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"287b944\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/mifalohrhachaim.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chaim_ibn_Attar_grave.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1975\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mifalohrhachaim.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chaim_ibn_Attar_grave.webp 480w, https:\/\/mifalohrhachaim.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Chaim_ibn_Attar_grave-225x300.webp 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c35d89 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8c35d89\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f2213a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0f2213a\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-486813e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"486813e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"876\" height=\"1075\" src=\"https:\/\/mifalohrhachaim.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Soul-candle.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-2741\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42294b8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"42294b8\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-50488da elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"50488da\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The soul of man is the candle of Hashem.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4cdfa2 ptextdirectionss elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4cdfa2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>It is a holy minhag Yisroel to light a ner neshama in honor of the neshamos of tzaddikim. Not every Yid is zocheh to light a candle at such a makom kadosh\u2014the kever of the Ohr HaChaim\u2014and give pleasure to<br \/>such a holy neshama.<br \/><br \/>Our Chachamim write that lighting a ner for a tzaddik brings him great menuchas hanefesh and simcha. As brought by the Baal HaTurim: \u201cWhere there is a ner, there is no harm.\u201d And Rabbeinu Bachya adds: \u201cThe neshama rejoices in the glow of the ner and walks in delight.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b3c268 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b3c268\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-21330fb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"21330fb\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d51e3d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d51e3d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Dear Yid\u2026<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9de902 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f9de902\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You have the zechus to bring light and joy to the tzaddik\u2019s neshama\u2014and to draw <strong>heavenly influences<\/strong> into your own life.<\/p><p>Light a ner in your honor, or for a loved one, and help spread the tzaddik\u2019s Torah.<\/p><ul><li>The tzaddik promised he would act for those who spread his Torah.<\/li><li><strong>The tzaddik promised\u2014and he keeps his promise!<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccea2bc elementor-align-center blickbtn elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ccea2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm elementor-animation-float\" href=\"http:\/\/Toirem.org\/21616\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click here \u2013 and be blessed with A yeshuah<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad8a920 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ad8a920\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f91d309 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f91d309\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dee56c9 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dee56c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How It Works\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a108d5 ptextdirectionss elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8a108d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">For a donation, a designated representative personally lights a ner neshama at the tzion of the Ohr HaChaim in Yerushalayim, and davens for the names you submit.\n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Candle Lighting and Occasions Light a Ner \u2013 Receive Blessings: Your Path to Yeshuah One of the Most Powerful Places for Tefillah Among the most wondrous places where tefillos are accepted beyond derech hateva is the holy tzion of our Rebbe, the Ohr HaChaim HaKadosh. 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