יום השנה
ז' כסלו לז"נ רות בת ר' צבי יהודה ופעסל בת ר' בונם ע"ה
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YAHRZEIT CANDLES
There is no
mention in Shas, of Ner Neshamah (Yahrzeit Licht).
The Mishna in
Ms.Brachos (53a) that says not to use a Ner Shel
Meisim for
Havdalah,refers to a candle used for the Levaya etc.
and not a
Yahrzeit candle, which probably may be used for Havdalah.
The
Gemoro in Kesubos (103a) Rebbie left a Tzavo’oh with his
sons to have
a candle burning at the table, refers to
Shabbos
candles and not Yahrzeit candles.
The
first mention of Ner Neshama is probably the Kol Bo in
Hilchos Yom
Kipurim. The Kol Bo writes to light a Ner
for deceased
parents, on Erev Yom Kippur, so they will have
a Kapparah.
It is very
likely, the parents have a Kapparah, because of the Klall
of ברא מזכה אבא , The Mitzvohs a child does benefits
the deceased
parents.
The
Tur writes (630) There is a special Inyan to have
lots of
candles in Shul on Yom Kippur.
In the olden
days, the largest and one of the few
expenses a
Shul had, was Ner Lamo’or. Bees wax was a very
expensive
commodity .
It
is possible, the Chachamim tried to entice people
to donate Ner
Lamo’or, so they attached the special
Segulah of
Kappara for the Meisim, a Siman Tov for the
living and
the Ner Hashem Nishmas Adam for a Yahrzeit
candle.
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