Search results
Hanukkah. My Jewish Learning is a not-for-profit and relies on your help. Donate. The core ritual of the eight-day Hanukkah holiday is the lighting of the menorah, or hanukkiah. This nine-stemmed menorah is lit each evening of the holiday after sunset, with one candle added each additional night. It is customary to place the menorah in a window ...
Diliza Hewana Grahamstown December 13, 2017. Thank you for taking us through the Chanukah & setting up the candles. We have learned the words of the prayers as well. Wish to take this opportunity to say Happy Chanukah. From South Africa (Grahamstown) God loves you so do we.
Hanukkah Blessings #3: Shehecheyanu (aka First Night of Hanukkah Prayer) Why do we say an additional prayer, the Shehecheyanu, on the first night of Hanukkah? The Shehecheyanu is a blessing of firsts. We recite this particular blessing the first time we do something in the Jewish calendar year and to celebrate special occasions.
Dec 1, 2017 · In 2017, Hanukkah begins on Dec. 12 and continues until Dec. 20. ... Prayers accompany each night's candle lighting. Three prayers are traditionally said or sung on the first night of Hanukkah and ...
Dec 7, 2017 · The holiday lasts eight days and it involves eating fried food. By Karl Utermohlen, InvestorPlace Writer Dec 7, 2017, 3:15 pm EST. Hannukah 2017 is coming up in less than a week. This year’s ...
On the following seven nights of Hanukkah: Recite the first two prayers. Add the lighting of a new candle each night until all eight candles are lit. Hanukkah Prayers Blessed art Thou, Yahuwah our Elohim, King of the universe Who has sanctified us by His commandments and bidden us to kindle the Hanukkah lights, in the name of Yahushua the Messiah.
Hanukkah Quick Facts. December 12, - December 20, 2017. Hanukkah begins the evening of Tuesday, December 12 and concludes the evening of Wednesday, December 20. The festival of Hanukkah celebrates two miracles: Miracle #1: When the Maccabees liberated the Temple from the hands of the Greek invaders, they found only a small amount of olive oil ...
