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Nov 29, 2019 · Each night, special Hanukkah blessings and prayers are recited before the candles are lit. Three blessings are said on the first night, and only the first and second blessings are said on the other seven nights. Additional prayers are said and candles lit, however, on the Sabbath (Friday night and Saturday) which falls during Hanukkah.
- Blessing Over the Candles. The first blessing — which is sung for all eight nights of Hanukkah — is the blessing over the Hanukkah candles.
- Blessing about Miracles. We say Hanukkah blessing #2 directly after we finish blessing #1 and before we light the Hanukkah candles on the menorah.
- Shehecheyanu. (aka First Night of Hanukkah Prayer) Why do we say an additional prayer, the Shehecheyanu, on the first night of Hanukkah?
Rav Yehuda said: On the first day of Hanukkah, the one who lights recites three blessings: To light the Hanukkah light, Who has performed miracles, and the blessing of time. The one who sees burning lights recites two blessings.
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The Torah tells us that "the soul of man is the lamp of G‑d ." Just as oil permeates the olive, the Divine soul permeates the Jew; and just as the oil burning in the menorah spreads light, the Jewish soul illuminates the world in the performance of good deeds.
Dreidel: the Chanukah Game. Chanukah Gelt. When Is the Menorah Lit? The Chanukah lights are lit in the evenings preceding each of the eight days of Chanukah, beginning with Wednesday night, December 25, 2024. Who Lights The Menorah.
