Tzaddikim Hilulahs
about
A Tzadik's Hilulah is the anniversary of their death.
By lighting a candle for the soul-elevation of a tzaddik, his merit and soul are aroused, and then the tzaddik turns to the request of this person who lit the candle for his merit, in order to intercede for him in heaven (see Pachad David, Parashat VaYelech).
How to light a candle
How do YOU light a candle?
(If the Hilulah is on Shabbat either light the Hilulah candle before lighting Shabbat candles or wait until Shabbat is over to light the Hilulah candles.)
(Lighting for a Hilulah you can use any candle even tea lights or a wick with some olive oil or a Yarzeit candle)
1) Light a 25 hour candle in his or her honor. There is no specific Blessing. Some say the following. This candle is being lit In the merit of ______________.
or
Others say the following: It is the custom within Klal Yisroel to light a Yartzeit candle on the day that a relative or a Tzadik has passed away. The lighting has no accompanying blessing, and people would like to express themselves in a Tefillah when lighting the candle. This is not only true on a Yartzeit but whenever Yom Tov comes as well.
or
Suggested prayer for Lighting a Yartzeit or Hilulah Candle:
Behold I am lighting this lamp for the resting and uplifting of the soul of my father / my mother, my teacher _______ the son / daughter of ______________ May it be Your will before you, Hashem our G-d and the G-d of our forefathers, that all my good deeds whether in thought, speech or action be done for a merit and a resting and an elevation of the souls of your nation Israel. It should be especially for the soul of my father / mother / teacher _____. May it be Your will that their souls be bound in the pebbles of life.
Tishrei
1 Tishrei
Rav Amnon HaKadosh from Megentzia
Rav Yehuda Eiyash – the “Mateh Yehuda”
Rav Eliyahu Chamoi
Rav Yitzchak bar Moshe HaKohen
Matriarch Sarah, Zy”a (may her merit protect us)
Rav David and Rav Moshe
Simeon ben Azzai
Rabbi Moshe David Tendler
Meir Leibush ben Yehiel Michel Wisser
Rabbi Yaacov Dovid Wilovsky
Rabbi Yaakov Dovid Wilovsky
2 Tishrei
Rav Salman Eliyahu – the “Kerem Shlomo”
Rav Moshe bar Shaul Hakohen
Rav Yisrael Lipshitz – the “Tiferes Yisrael”
Rabbi David HaKohen Rapporport
3 Tishrei
Gedalia ben Achikam
Rav Yosef Bechor Vital
Rav Ephraim HaKohen
Rabbi Abraham Abele Gombiner
Rabbi Sekl Loeb Wormser
Rabbi Naftoli Trop
4 Tishrei
Rav Yaakov Chai Gaj the Second
Rav Yisrael Yaakov Borleh – the “Makor Yisrael”
Rav Yehuda Shlomo Chai Elkelai (Rabbi Judah (Yehuda) Alkalai/Judah ben Solomon Chai Alkalai
Rav Natan Marcus
Rav Avraham Dantziger – the “Chayei Adam”
Rabbi Avraham Danzig
5 Tishrei
Rav Benyamin Gerji
Naphtali Ben Yaazov Avinu
Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaLevi Ashlag
6 Tishrei
Rav Areyeh Leib of Shepuli – “Saba from Shepuli”
Rav Avraham Kalphun
Rav Yaakov Yosef
Rav Shmuel Tzadaka Chutzin
7 Tishrei
Zevulun – One of the Twelve Tribes of Israel
Rav Yaakov Anatbe
Rav Chanoch Moshe Angel
Rav David bar Avraham Oppenheim
Rav Yosef Barabi
8 Tishrei
Rav Avner Yisrael
Rav Shlomo Bachor Chutzin
9 Tishrei
Rav Avraham Savah
Rav Avraham HaLevi
Rav Yitzchak Zeev HaLevi Soloveitchik
10 Tishrei
Rebbe Akiva
11 Tishrei
Rav Moshe HaLevi
Rav Moshe Chabush
Rav Moshe Yemini
Rav Shlomo Buchbut
Rav Yisrael M’kiketz Chadad
12 Tishrei
Rav Yisrael Yaakov Tzarfati
13 Tishrei
Rav Moshe Yosef Mordechai Meyuchas
Rav Yosef Tzvi Dushinsky
Rav Shaul Ededi
14 Tishrei
Rav Ben Tzion Bruk
Rav Aharon Dayan
The Gaon Rabbi Yosef Tzvi
15 Tishrei
Rav Chaim Ashkenazi
Rav Ephraim bar Avraham Erdit
Rav Yaakov Shimon Matlon
Rav Yaakov Moshe Kramer
The Patriarch Yaakov Avinu
16 Tishrei
Rav Moshe Zechut (Rabbi Moshe ben Mordechai Zacuto)
Rav Yitzchak bar Yosef Sharim
Rav Tzvi Hirsch bar Shlomo
Rabbi Seligman Baer (Isaac Dov) Bamberger
Rabbi Marie Yahya Shoher al-Badihi
17 Tishrei
Rav Avraham ben Yair
Rav Moshe Chazan
Rav Aharon HaKohen Tangy
Rav Yehuda Kubo the Third
Rav Moshe Ruzhin – “Nezer HaKodesh”
Rabbi Solomon Judah Loeb Rapoport
Rabbi Moshe Rosen
18 Tishrei
Rav Yosef Danon
Rebbe Nachman of Breslov
Rav Shalom HaKohen
19 Tishrei
Rav Yaakov ben Shevet
Rav Altar Mazuz
HaGaon Rebbe Eliyahu Zalman – the Gaon M’Vilna
Rav Yosef Addes
Rav Yaakov Yitzchak of Peshischa
Rav Meir Yehuda – “Ohr L’Meir”
20 Tishrei
Rav Yechiel
Rav Eliezer Papo
Rav Yaakov Yosef of Polna’ah
21 Tishrei
Rav Yehuda Burlah
Rav Yeshuah Chavita
Rav Shimon Montiliah
Rav David Chai Dayan
22 Tishrei
Rav Chanoch ben R. Moshe of Kordova
Rav Shalom Ammar
23 Tishrei
Rav Benyamin Chadad
Rav Dovid HaLevy Yungreiz
24 Tishrei
Rav Yosef Chasun
Rav Yosef Sirso
Rav Yaakov Moshe bar Yehuda Toledano
25 Tishrei
Rebbe Levi Yitzchak of Berditchov
Rav David Kohen L’mejerabi
Rav Pinchas bar David Kohen Tangy
Rav Shmuel Yisrael
Rav Moshe Sofer – The “Chatam Sofer”
26 Tishrei
Rav Moshe HaKohen Shauli
Rav Yehuda Yudel Rozenberg
Rav Dovid Elimelech
27 Tishrei
Rav Yitzchak bar Shmuel, one of the Tosfot
Rav David Chai Meir Nissim
Rav Shaul Antebbe
Rav Eliyahu Abuchatzeira
28 Tishrei
Rav Avichazar Avraham
Rav Yaakov Chaim bar Shmuel Ben-Naim
29 Tishrei
Shimon the Righteous – the Kohen Gadol
Rav Rachimim Yosef Franko
30 Tishrei
Rav Klelifa Gig
Rav Menashe Levy
Tishrei
1 Cheshvan
Rav Menachem Mendel of Viznitch
Rav Yosef bar Yehuda Angel
2 Cheshvan
Rav Baruch Hagar
Rav Yosef Boskilah
HaMaharshda’’m
3 Cheshvan
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef
Rabbi Israel Friedman of Ruzhin
Rabbi Yehuda Leib Schneerson
4 Cheshvan
Rav Kalunimus Kalmish Shapira
Rav Eliyahu Sharim
5 Cheshvan
Rav Moshe Birdugo
Rav Tzvi Hirsch Kalisher
Rav Avraham HaLevy Ziyunas
6 Cheshvan
Rabbi Yehuda the Chassid
Rabbi Shlomo Katzin
Rabbi Shaul David Chai Mualem
Rabbi Shlomo David Yehoshua
Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Rata
7 Cheshvan
Rav Nosson Dovid of Peshischa
Rav Chezkiah David Abulaphia
Rabbi Simcha Elberg
8 Cheshvan
Rabbi Yonah Girundi - Shaarei Teshuvah
Rabbi Moshe Yosef HaCohen Twill
Rabbi Nachum of Hordana
Rabbi Yaakov Mualem
9 Cheshvan
The Rosh – Rav Asher bar Yechiel
Rabbi Shimon Yehuda HaCohen is transparent - Shaarei Yosher
Rav David Laniado
Rav Yitzchak Shik
10 Cheshvan
Rav Yehuda Katzin
Gad, One of the Twelve Tribes
Rabbi Raphael Aharon ben Shimon
Rav Dov Berish Weidenfeld
Rav Mechlof Nissim Didi
11 Cheshvan
Rachel Imanu
Rav Ephraim Merkado Elkelai
Rav Menachem Nachum bar Tzvi Hirsch
Rav Yehuda Leib Chasman
Rav Avraham Weinberg of Solonim
Rav Avraham Koriat of Mugador
12 Cheshvan
Rav Yehuda Tzedaka
Rav Yaakov Chaim
Rav Ben Tzion Hazan
Rav Nachum Of Shadik
Rav Zev Wolf Kitzess
Rav Michal Shalfobarsky
13 Cheshvan
Rav Meshulam Zusia of Loyev
Rabbi Shraga Grossbard
Rav Rachamin Brada
Rav Yishayahu Chanun
14 Cheshvan
Rav Avraham Elimelech
Rav Avraham Yitzchak of Chasaloeitch
Rav Yonah Eliyahu
Rav Dov Ber Shapira
15 Cheshvan
Rav Avrohom Yeshaya Karelitz, the "Chazon Ish"
Rav Eliezer ben Archa
Rav Arye Leib 'Baal Haisurim'
Rav Yehuda Leon Patilun
Matityahu son of Yochanan Cohen Gadol
Rav Yitzchak Algazi
16 Cheshvan
Rabbi Chaim Pinto
Rav Eliezar Menachem Mann Shach
Rav Ben Tzion Koainkah
Rav Avraham Yishmael Chai Sangoniti
Rav Yosef Toisig
17 Cheshvan