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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.
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.
Tonight is the third night of Chanukah. We light three candles and say two Blessings after dark. This is Erev Yom Shishi {27-09-5768}. First we light the server candle {The Shamis Candle} in the center to use as a lighter for our third, second and first candles or the far right.
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Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light. Blessed are You, Lord our G‑d, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this time. ( When lighting for the first time this year: Blessed are You, Lord our ...
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.
In defiling the sacred oil of the menorah, the Greeks tried to destroy the Jewish soul. But the soul cannot be extinguished. Miraculously, despite the best efforts of the oppressors, one cruse of pure oil remained in the Temple, and one cruse was enough to re-dedicate the Temple and renew the holy task of spreading light throughout the world ...
Genesis 22:4 says, “Then on the THIRD day, Abraham lifted his eyes and saw the place afar off” (emphasis mine). On the third day, he sees the place chosen to sacrifice his only son. 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.
