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This brief Chanukah tutorial will allow you to breeze through the Chanukah menorah-lighting ceremony. An overview of the eight days of Chanukah (Hanukkah) - in calendar format. Breeze through the Chanukah Menorah lighting with a step by step guide on everything from which menorah is kosher to how to arrange and light your own menorah. Simple-to ...
The central observance of Chanukah is the menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum, upon which we light an additional flame for each of the eight nights of the holiday. If the celebration is called for late afternoon or evening, chances are that someone will be lighting the menorah. They’ll say blessings, light the candles, and sing some ...
13 Hanukkah Facts Every Jew Should Know. By Menachem Posner. 1. Eight Nights=Miracle Lights. The ceremony, free of charge and open to all, draws thousands of attendees each year to the Ellipse in front of the White House lawn. (Photo: Baruch Ezagui)
Nov 30, 2021 · Sixth Night of Chanukah. Tuesday, Dec. 3 – Eve of 1 Tevet. After sunset, recite blessings 1 and 2, and kindle six lights on your menorah. The menorah must be lit before lighting Shabbat candles. Light Shabbat candles 18 minutes before sunset.
Eight Meditations for the Eight Nights of Chanukah. Chanukah honors the house. It is the Maccabees ’ renowned rededication of the House, the House of Holiness, the Beit Hamikdash. It is the lighting of the fire in the heart, the hearth, the home of a People. Hanukkat Habayit is the celebration of settling into a new home, a housewarming party ...
Modeh Ani. מודה אני . Modeh Ani is a short prayer recited first thing after waking in the morning. Thanking God for all he does. Elohai Neshamah. אלהי נשמה . Thanking God for restoring the soul in the morning. Said following washing the hands and Asher Yatzar blessings. Blessings over the Torah.
Dec 8, 2000 · Talmud, Shabbat 21b. Many miracles, great and small, accompanied the liberation of Israel from Hellenic dominance and the reclaiming of the Holy Temple as the lighthouse of G‑d. But there is one particular miracle, the Talmud is saying, that is the sum and substance of Chanukah: the miracle of the small cruse of pure oil that burned for eight ...