The eighth day of Chanukah is known as “Zos Chanukah.” Zos Chanukah has the kedushah of the past seven days of Chanukah built up. The s’farim ha’k’doshim bring down how it’s a very auspicious time to gaze at the eight flames and daven from your heart. The day is m’sugal for one to daven for barren women to have children, for a r’fuah sh’leimah, and for one to be blessed with increased parnasah.
The K’dushas Levi says that the days of Chanukah are an extension from Yom Kippur.
Rabbi Mordechai Finkelman shlita said in the name of Rav Moshe Wolfson shlita that “Zos Chanukah is Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur all in one!”
Reb Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov in Sefer D’varim Nechmadim (Chanukah 4) brings proof from the Zohar that Chanukah is a time of t’shuvah mei’ahavah, repentance out of love for Hashem.
The Toldos Aharon on Chanukah explains that in heaven, Zos Chanukah is the g’mar chasimah of the y’mei din of Tishrei.
Reb Yisroel of Ruzhin, as quoted by his son, Reb Avraham Yaakov of Sadiger, says that a simple Jew can receive from Hashem on Zos Chanukah what tzadikim can on Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur. (Ner Yisrael 2:18)
During the days of Chanukah, as our understanding of Hashem grows and we increase our mitzvos, and correct our ways, our souls expand and have the capacity to hold more of the Divine light. This way, on the eighth day of Chanukah, we can merit extra Divine protection and an abundance of blessings individually and as a nation.
We should all be zocheh that we should have a complete kaparah and all our prayers should be answered. May we all witness the coming of Mashiach speedily in our days.
List of People Who Need a r’fuah sh’leimah (a complete recovery)
Please recite Psalms 20, 30, 88, 121, and 130.
Michael Rachamim ben Mazal
Yosef Yosi ben Simchah
Chaim Avraham ben Shifrah Zissel
Chaim ben Adinah Eidel
Matan ben Devorah
Noam ben Adi
Moshe Shlomo ben Orah Sarah
Tinok ben Chavah Michal
Omer ben Tali
Mazal bas Rivkah
Odelya bas Mahbubeh Yocheved
Zhenya bas Zoya
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Mitali Naomi bas Gilah Farcha
Zoya bas Rachel Raya
Rachel bas Leah
Mazal bas Rachel
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Avraham Yaakov ben Devorah
Binyamin Shlomo Yitzchak ben Rivkah Avivah
Shmuel ben Rachel
Avraham Yitzchak ben Chayah Sara
Aharon Yehudah ben Rivkah Zlata
Chaim Yair ben Miriam Devorah
Yitzchak ben Chanah Brachah
Levi Yitzchak ben Dinah Miriam
Meir Moshe ben Gittel
Yehoshua Elyakim Getzel ben Devorah
Naftali ben Devorah Sharon
Yisrael Mordechai ben Chanah Gittel
Shmayah ben Chanah Zelda
Avraham ben Ilanah Tovah
Yehudah Chaim ben Mina Chayah
Ohr Moshe ben Alizah
Elya Akiva ben Chavah Leah
Yisrael Yehudah ben Elisheva Rachel
Baruch Tzvi ben Shoshanah Raizel
Meir Simchah ben Adinah
Aharon Mordechai ben Kresel Baila
Avraham Mordechai ben Tiferes
Eliyahu ben Chayah Tamar
Yitzchak Issac ben Freida
Shlomo Zalman ben Tziporah Alitah
Netanel Meir ben Esther
Tuvia Nissim ben Yehudis
Yonah ben Tziporah
Yehudah Aharon ben Tziviah
Yehudah ben Nurit
Daniel ben Nurit
Roy ben Ronit
Amit ben Janet
Danny ben Chavah
Elya ben Merav
Dvir ben Granit
Avihu ben Anat
Yosef Chaim ben Yael
Chagai Naftali ben Esther Avigayil
Nesanel Moshe ben Yocheved
Neriah ben Rivkah
Eitan ben Sarah
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