What we learned about chanukah at Sunday Funday ?
Last week we read the story of how the maccabees fought so that we today have the freedom to pray together to go to shul openly. We read how the Maccabees hid in the hills and after a difficult fight against the greeks, took back the temple and after cleaning rededicated the temple and a miracle happened. A little bit of oil lasted 8 days...
Today we celebrate hanukkah over 8 days lighting a candle each night :
Lighting the chanukah menorah
The Chanukah candles are lit at sunset. So when you look out the window and you see three stars then you know you can start lighting the candles.
The chanukah candles (there are 8 one for each night) cannot be used to light each other, which is why we use the Shamesh Candle to light the Menorah. It's not one of the 8 Chanukah candles, so we set it in a place above the rest. The Shamesh is also known as the ‘servant candle’.On Friday night, we have to light them before it gets dark and before we light the Shabbat candles.
How do we light the candles :
We place candles in the chanukiyah from right to left, but we light the candles from left to right. We light them the same way as we read hebrew
On the first night we light one candle on the right side. On the second night we light the new, candle first, starting from the left and moving to the right. We continue this way every night of Chanukah, adding a candle each night.
On the first night we light one candle on the right side. On the second night we light the new, candle first, starting from the left and moving to the right. We continue this way every night of Chanukah, adding a candle each night.
Before the first night of Chanukah (or the first time on Chanukah you perform this mitzvah), recite all three blessings. On all following nights, say only the first two:
1. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam A-sher Ki-de-sha-nu Be-mitz-vo-tav Ve-tzi-va-nu Le-had-lik Ner Cha-nu-kah.
2. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam She-a-sa Ni-sim La-avo-te-nu Ba-ya-mim Ha-hem Bi-zman Ha-zeh.
3. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-he-nu Me-lech Ha-olam She-heche-ya-nu Ve-ki-yi-ma-nu Ve-higi-a-nu Liz-man Ha-zehA few pics of the kids working hard making their chanukiyah : Chag Sameach
Sunday Funday chanukah sing along :
