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Hanukkah Blessings #1: Blessing Over the Candles. The first blessing — which is sung for all eight nights of Hanukkah — is the blessing over the Hanukkah candles. It is the exact same blessing as the candle blessing we say weekly on Shabbat, except for the last word. Instead of saying shel Shabbat, we say shel Hanukkah.
When lighting the Hanukkah menorah on the first night, there are three blessings to recite. On all other nights, there are only two. Here is the text of all three blessings in Hebrew, transliteration, and English translation.
Candles are added to the hanukkiyah (menorah) from right to left but are kindled from left to right. The newest candle is lit first. (On the Shabbat of Hanukkah, kindle the Hanukkah lights first and then the Shabbat candles.) Light the shamash (the helper candle) first, using it to kindle the rest of the Hanukkah lights. As you do, say or sing:
Blessed are you, Eternal our God, Source of the universe, who teaches us ways of holiness, and calls us to kindle the Hanukkah lights. Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha’olam, sheh-asah nisim la-avoteinu bayamim ha-heim baz’man (uvaz’man) hazeh. Blessed are you, Eternal our God, Source of the universe, who performed miracles for our ...
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The English lyrics to Hanukkah, O Hanukkah are not a direct translation of the Yiddish. The Yiddish translates to the following: O Hanukkah, O Hanukkah, A beautiful celebration, Such a cheerful and happy one, There is none like it. Every night with the dreidels we will play, Fresh, hot latkes we will eat endlessly.
reading after the blessings. Al Ha’Nisim is a short prayer of thanksgiving that is meant to express God’s role in the miracle . of Hanukkah. Sing or read the following version of the prayer and then continue aloud with the reading below the prayer. Thank You for the miracles, for rescuing us, for the courageous acts you performed, for ...
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The traditional Hanukkah candle lighting service consists of saying all three blessings on the first night, and only the first and second blessings for the seven nights to follow. The First Blessing. Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha’olam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah.
