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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:
Chanukah begins Wednesday evening, December 25, 2024 and continues through Thursday, January 2, 2025. Chanukah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “festival of lights,” celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers and fried foods. Read more about Hanukkah. What Is Chanukah?
Dec 7, 2023 · The best Hanukkah songs to help your celebration shine bright for 8 nights "You don’t need 'Deck The Halls' or 'Jingle Bell Rock,' 'cause you can spin a dreidel with Captain Kirk and Mr. Spock."
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Dec 4, 2022 · And if you’re a fan of what you’ve found here and want more, I recommend Marge Piercy’s The Art of Blessing the Day — a veritable treasure trove of Hanukkah poems, Passover poems, and other poems with a Jewish theme. Season of Skinny Candles. by Marge Piercy. A row of tall skinny candles burns. quickly into the night.
traditional blessings over the hanukkah lights. Recite or sing these blessings as you light the Hanukkiyah each night during Hanukkah: Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu Melech ha-olam, asher kid’shanu b-mitzvotav, v-tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah. Blessed are you, Our God, Ruler of the Universe, who makes us holy through Your commandments,
Learn how to light the Hanukkah Menorah and recite the Hanukkah blessings by listening to this helpful video with step-by-step instructions, and blessings sung by Tracy Thomas. Follow along with the blessings below: Barukh atta Adonai, Elohenu Melekh ha‘olam, asher kideshanu be-mitzvotav vetzivanu le-hadlik ner shel Chanukka. English Translation: Praised are you, Adonai, Our God, ...
Eighth Night: For the Jewish Light that Illuminates the World. By Rabbi Robert Scheinberg, United Synagogue of Hoboken, Hoboken, NJ.
