Seize the Opportunity
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In general, a parent's tefilot on behalf of their children's success in Torah and mitzvot goes a very long way, but now, specifically on Chanukah, parents have a golden opportunity to utilize these days for extra heartfelt tefilot which count even more. The Yosef Ometz writes, as well as the Peleh Yo'etz , that right after lighting the Chanukah candles, the women should pray for their sons to be illuminated in Torah because during that time it is an et ratzon and the tefilot go straight to Shamayim . The sefer Chanukah B'Tzion writes when the parents light the Chanukah candles, they should make sure that their children are present, because each child is like a candle and when the parent lights, they are also illuminating the neshama of each child as well. There is so much kedusha at the time of hadlakat nerot and we should utilize this great opportunity on all eight nights of Chanukah. Rabbi Menachem Stein told about an episode he had on the first night of Chanukah six years ago. It was Motzaei Shabbat and when he picked up his cellphone, he saw that he had dozens of missed calls from the same number. When Rabbi Stein called back, the anonymous caller answered on the first ring. And without even introducing himself, he asked the Rabbi if he lit the Chanukah candles yet. When the Rabbi answered that he hadn't, the caller released an audible sigh of relief. Then he proceeded to share his story. Turned out he wasn't such a stranger after all. He was a close friend of Rabbi Stein's son Uriah who had passed away following an extended illness, leaving a widow and four orphans. The caller related that Uriah appeared to him in his dream on three different occasions with the same message, which went something like this. "My friend, you know that I left behind four tinokot shel bet rabban , one of whom is just taking his first step in limud haTorah . A Jewish child cannot grow without tefilot , so I am asking you to please approach my mother and implore her, in my name, to pray for her grandson that he should grow and ascend in Torah and yirat Shamayim ." With that, Uriah's image faded from his dream. This man woke up immediately after the first dream and thought to himself, it's just a dream. But then the dream repeated itself just a few days later. But again, he did not act upon it. Until it happened a third time, on lel Shabbat the 24 th of Kislev. This time, Uriah added the following message. "I am going to reveal to you a special Heavenly secret. Ask my mother to seize the et ratzon while my father is lighting Chanukah candles to pray for my children. Ask her to pray with a full and complete heart for my son's success in limud Torah and yirat Shamayim ." "This Motzaei Shabbat , Klal Yisrael will light the first Chanukah candle and, knowing my father, he will certainly light as soon as he can. I am begging you to ensure that we do not lose even one day of this auspicious time. Please call him when Shabbat is over so that my mother will be able to use this special time to pray for my son. It is up to your zerizut on this Motzaei Shabbat ." And with that he faded away. And indeed, right after that, Rav Menachem Stein related this dream to his wife who used that precious time to pray on behalf of her orphaned grandson. We can only imagine how emotional her tefila was during that candle lighting after getting that Heavenly message regarding its importance and how much of an impact it can have on a child's neshama . We as well have the exact same opportunity to pray for our children and our grandchildren to become illuminated with the great light of Torah.
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