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- On the third day, YHWH appeared to the people on Mt. Sinai. On the third day, the Son of God would be revealed as the true sacrifice and Light of the world. And it is on this third night of Hanukkah that we remember the obedience of Abraham and what it means to truly trust God in our darkest hour and that He knows what He is doing.
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Dec 14, 2003 · Tonight is the third Night of Chanukah Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle three lights in the menorah . The menorah should be lit before lighting the Shabbat Candles (18 minutes before sunset).
A third blessing—the Shehecheyanu prayer, marking all joyous occasions in Jewish life—is chanted or recited only on the first night. Two blessings are chanted or recited every night of Hanukkah. The first is a blessing over the candles themselves.
It is celebrated by lighting a menorah every night, reciting special prayers, and eating fried foods. The word Chanukah means “dedication” in Hebrew, and the festival commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple over 2,000 years ago by the Maccabees.
- How to Celebrate Hanukkah
- When Is The Menorah Lit?
- Who Lights The Menorah
- Where to Place The Menorah
- Setting Up The Menorah
- When to Light Your Menorah
- Special Shabbat Requirements
- Blessings to Recite Before Lighting The Menorah
- Sitting by The Lights
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Hanukkah (also spelled Chanukah) is an eight-day Jewish festival of lights that takes place during winter. It is celebrated by lighting a menorah every night, reciting special prayers, and eating fried foods. The word Chanukah means “dedication” in Hebrew, and the festival commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple over 2,000 years ago by the...
The Chanukah lights are lit in the evenings preceding each of the eight days of Chanukah, beginning with Wednesday night, December 25, 2024.
Both men and women are obligated to light the Chanukah menorah (you can browse a selection of menorahs here), or to participate in the household menorah lighting. Children should be encouraged to light their own menorahs. Students and singles who live in dormitories or their own apartments should kindle menorahs in their own rooms.
Many have the custom to place the menorah in a doorway opposite the mezuzah (such is the custom of Chabad-Lubavitch), so that the two mitzvot of mezuzahand Chanukah surround the person. Others place it on a windowsill facing a public thoroughfare. (If placed on the windowsill, it should be no higher than 20 cubits—about 29 feet—above street level.)...
The Chanukah lights should consist of lamps or candles—i.e., a flammable fuel that feeds a visible flame via a wick. The most ideal way to fulfill the mitzvahis with cotton wicks in olive oil, or beeswax candles; paraffin candles or other types of candles or lamps are also acceptable, but not gas lights or electric lights. (If circumstances do not ...
The Chanukah lights are kindled in the evening preceding each of the eight days of Chanukah. The custom of many communities (and such is the Chabad-Lubavitch custom) is to light the menorah shortly after sunset; other communities light it at nightfall. In either case, the menorah must contain enough fuel at the time of the lighting to burn until 30...
IMPORTANT: It is forbidden to light a fire on Shabbat, which extends from sunset on Friday evening until nightfall on Saturday night. Therefore, on Friday evening, Dec. 8, the Chanukah lights should be kindled early, before the Shabbat lights, which are lit 18 minutes before sundown. Additional oil or larger candles should be used for the Chanukah ...
On the first night of Chanukah(Wednesday, December 25, 2024), recite all three blessings. On all subsequent nights, recite blessings number 1 and 2. 1. Blessed are You, L‑rd our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light. 1. Bah-rookh ah-tah ah-doh-noi eh-loh-hay-noo meh-lek...
One is not to benefit from the light of the candles, only from the shamashand other sources of light. For the first half hour when the candles are burning, it is customary to sit by the candles and tell stories relating to the holiday. Work should not be done in the proximity of the burning candles. Women have a custom to refrain from household wor...
During the eight days of Chanukah, we add the Al HaNissim liturgy to the amidah (daily silent prayer) and the Grace After Meals. The complete Hallelprayer (see your prayerbook) is also said in the morning service. A portion of the Torahis read daily in the synagogue during morning prayers.
Dec 7, 2023 · חֲנוּכָּה. Level: Basic. Sunset Dec 7, 2023 - Nightfall Dec 15, 2023. Significance: Remembers the rededication of the Temple after it was defiled by the Greeks. Observances: Lighting candles. Length: 8 days. Customs: eating fried foods; playing with a dreidel (top)
Dec 18, 2011 · Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of rededication. Also known as the Festival of Lights, the eight-day festival is observed by lighting the candles of a hanukkiah (menorah). Chanukah begins at sundown on 25-Dec-2024 and ends at nightfall on 2-Jan-2025
Dec 4, 2023 · Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra.
