On the first day all of three blessings are recited. On the next night they recite only two and so on. There are other ways that Hanukkah is celebrated depending on what part of the world you live in. For some families, they may sing Hanukkah songs instead of lighting candles on the...
What are the blessings of Hanukkah? The big focus of the eight-day holiday is lighting candles. Technically, the only requirement is for one person in a household to light a single candle each night. However, this holiday is also associated with the idea of going above and beyond. Typically...
but are lit from left to right. The blessings are said before the candles are lit. In Ashkenazi communities, theshamashcandle is the first one lit, and it is used to light the others, starting with the left-most one. (Think of it as lighting the candle representing...
Central to the holiday is the lighting of the hanukkiah or menorah, an eight-branched candelabrum to which one candle is added on each night of the holiday until it is ablaze with light on the eighth night. Click here to download a printable version of the Hanukkah candlelighting blessings...
“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle.”—James Keller “It is better to light a candle than curse the darkness.”—Eleanor Roosevelt “On this lovely, lovely Hanukkah, drink your gin and tonica.”—Adam Sandler “There is a crack in everything. That’s how the light gets ...
Celebrated over eight days and nights, Hanukkah commemorates a people’s uprising and holy miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
Many believe the central Shamash candle symbolizes Jesus's character of love and light, encouraging followers to reflect on these attributes. The festival begins on the 25th of Kislev, marking the rededication of the temple for priestly service three years after Antiochus desecrated it. For many, ...
Lasting eight days, the joyous Jewish holiday celebrates a miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
HanukkahRabbi Eliezer MelamedCandle-lighting Rabbi Eliezer MelamedCourtesy Many holidays were instituted by our Sages for the Jewish people during the period of the Second Temple, but all were nullified with the Temple’s destruction, and only the days of Hanukkah have remained as they were, and...
Jews celebrate Hanukkah by lighting a candle holder known as a menorah. One candle each night is lit for the eight days of the celebration. During the first night, one candle is added to the menorah and lit. On the second day, another candle is lit, and it goes on like this for each...