The eighth day of Chanukah is known as “Zos Chanukah.” Zos Chanukah has the k’dushah 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 Kedushas 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 zt”l 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 Avrohom 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 Yisroel 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.
Yitzchak Shlomo ben Gittel
Yosef Chaim ben Ilana
Arkady Avraham ben Mazal
Chaim Shaul ben Esther
Yaakov Yisrael ben Chanah
Yosef Chaim ben Larrisa
Shmuel Nechemiah ben Hinda
Menachem ben Miriam
Yosef Yechiel Ben-Tzion ben Rivkah Beila
Binyamin Yehudah ben Leah
Chaim Mordechai ben Sarah Ita
Shlomo Aharon Nachman ben Malkah
Pesach Yosef ben Hinda
Nisan ben Shoshanah
Esther Hadassah bas Devorah
Mitali Naomi bas Gilah Farcha
Chayah Sarah Leah bas Brachah
Heleni Orna bas Chein Chanah
Esther Brachah bas Chayah
Sima Frieda bas Chayah Rachel
Miriam bas Basya
Gila Raizel bas Gittel
Sally bas Rozy
Rachel bas Leah
Anna bas Roza
Chayah bas Regina
Angela bas Sarah
Rivkah Hila Hodayah bas Rachel
Ariellah bas Hila
Leah bas Esther
Amar Tamar bas Sarah
Chanah bas Miriam Perel
Sarka bas Sarah
Tziporah bas Fibi
Israeli Soldiers (Please recite Psalms 25, 26, 46, 83, 142.)
Yehoshua ben Aliza Esther
Menachem ben Aliza Esther
Gavriel Efraim ben Chanah Yafah
Netanel Akiva ben Chanah Yafah
Yonatan Ezra ben Chanah Yafah
Chaim Aba Menachem ben Naomi Beila
Daniel Moshe ben Devorah
Chaim Mordechai ben Sarah Ita
Gavriel Yehudah ben Yaakov
Shmuel ben Aharon
Moshe ben Shoshanah Esther
Yehoshua ben Tzvi
Dvir Moshe ben Dinah
Oriel ben Dinah
Dor ben Zehavah
Daniel ben Rachel
Shalev David ben Revital Renanah
Daniel ben Orli
Tal ben Ilana Ilanit
Mordechai Daniel ben Leah Rachel
Yotam ben Efrat Michal
Michael ben Naomi Sarah
Moshe Eliyahu ben Dinah Yehudis
Yosef ben Shlomis
Yosef ben Sarit
Yosef Daniel ben Anat
Yosef Chaim ben Hadassah
Ron ben Ahuvah
Yosef Yechiel Ben-Tzion ben Rivkah Beila
Binyamin Yehudah ben Leah
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