The Power of 18 Candles on Lag BaOmer

The Power of 18 Candles on Lag BaOmer ✨ Lag BaOmer brings with it many spiritual merits (segulot) and blessings. One of the most beautiful and meaningful customs is to light 18 candles in honor of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai. This practice originates from Kabbalistic tradition, where it is believed that lighting these candles carries a special power — to open spiritual gates and draw down abundance, salvation, and blessing. 🕯️ The order of lighting the candles: 1. Adam (the first man) 2. Abraham our father 3. Isaac our father 4. Jacob our father 5. Rachel our mother 6. Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai 7. Rabbi Elazar his son 8. Rabbi Akiva 9. Rabbi Meir Baal HaNes 10. Rabbi Yehuda 11. Rabbi Elazar ben Shamua 12. Rabbi Yossi 13. Rabbi Nechemia 14. Rabbi Eliezer the Great 15. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Chananiah 16. Rabbi Yossi the Kohen 17. Rabbi Shimon ben Netanel 18. Rabbi Moshe (Moses) and the Ari (Rabbi Isaac Luria) May their merit stand for us and protect us on this holy night. 🕯️✨ Video: Sharon Edri #jewishthought #kabbalah #jewish #jewishholiday #lagbaomer #sefirathaomer #rabbishimonbaryochai #hidabroot