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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 ...
One candle is added to the menorah each night. The first night, you light only the shammus (the one at a different height) and one Chanukah candle. By the eighth night, you light all of the candles. Candles should be added to the menorah from right to left (like Hebrew writing). See animation at right. The shammus candle is lit first.
Prior to lighting the Hanukkah candles, the following two blessings are said: Blessed are you Lord our God, ruler of the universe, who made us holy through the commandments and commanded us to kindle the Hanukkah lights. Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha’olam, shehecheyanu, v’kiyimanu, v’higiyanu lazman hazeh.
Donate. Hanukkah, or the Festival of Rededication, celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its defilement by the Syrian Greeks in 164 BCE. Although it is a late addition to the Jewish liturgical calendar, the eight-day festival of Hanukkah has become a beloved and joyous holiday. It is also known as the Festival of Lights ...
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 ...
Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified us with commandments, and commanded us to light Shabbat candles. Lighting Holiday Candles. Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu melekh ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel yom tov. Blessed are You, Lord our God, Ruler of the Universe, who has ...
Hanukkah (alternately spelled Chanukah), meaning "dedication" in Hebrew, commemorates the victory of a small group of Jewish rebels (led by Judah Maccabee and his brothers, collectively known as “the Maccabees ”) over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and "rededication" of the Temple in Jerusalem.
