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The procedures for lighting the chanukiah (Chanukah menorah) are as follows. On the first night, set the first candle in the rightmost holder (as you face the chanukiah). Next, light the shamash (servant candle), recite the Hebrew blessings, and then light the first candle using the shamash. After kindling the first candle, set the shamash in ...
The various prayers, hymns and texts associated with Chanukah (Hanukkah). A rundown of the Chanukah prayers, blessings, hymns, and Torah readings. V'al Hanissim, a small section inserted into the Chanukah prayers and Grace after Meals, in Hebrew and English. Traditional prayer, sung after the lighting of the menorah.
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: Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Hanukkah. Blessed are You ...
Sep 19, 2023 · Traditional blessings over the Hanukkah candles. Candles are added to the menorah from right to left (the way Hebrew is read), but kindled from left to right, with the newest candle lit first ...
Nov 28, 2021 · Our printable Hanukkah Blessing cards are written in multiple formats – Hebrew, English transliteration, phonetic pronunciation, and an English translation of the prayers. These Hanukkah prayer cards can be printed on one standard 8-1/2 x 11 inch sheet of paper which can be cut into individual cards. Use our favorite laminator and laminate ...
On Hanukkah, Al Hanisim is included in the daily Amidahprayer, and also recited during Birkat Hamazon, the grace after meals. The prayer praises God for miraculously delivering the Jews from the hands of the Greeks in the time of the Maccabees. Below is the version of Al Hanisim recited on Hanukkah, in Hebrew, transliteration and English ...
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, and commands us to light the Hanukkah lights.
