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Place
the candles in the menorah. The Shamash, plus eight candles in the
right positions -- and light the left one first.
Use the
Shamash to light the candle. To best publicize the miracle, the Menorah is ideally lit outside the doorway of your house, on the left side when entering. If this is not practical, then the Menorah should be lit in a window facing the public thoroughfare.
Someone who lives on an upper floor should light in a window. If for some reason the Menorah cannot be lit by the window, it may be lit inside the house on a table; this at least fulfills the
mitzva of "publicizing the miracle" for the members of the household.
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mitzva occurs at the actual moment of lighting, the Menorah must be lit in a proper place. Moving the Menorah to a proper place after lighting does not fulfill the
mitzva.
The Menorah should preferably be lit immediately at nightfall. It is best to wait, however, until all the members of the household are present. This adds to the family atmosphere and also maximizes the
mitzva. However, the Menorah can be lit late into the night, so
long as everyone is still awake to see it.
The Menorah should remain lit for at least 30 minutes. |
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| On Friday afternoon, the Menorah should be lit 18 minutes before sundown.
Then
the Shabbat candles should be lit. The reason for this is
because you can not light anything during Shabbat. |
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| Blessing
the candles |
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Baruch
ata Adonai, Elohenu melech ha-olam
asher kideshanu be-mitzvotav, ve-tzivanu le-hadlik
ner shel Hanukah. |
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Blessed
are you, Lord our G-d, King of the Universe, Who sanctified us by his
commandments, and has commanded us to kindle the lights of Hanukah. |
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Baruch
ata Adonai, Elohenu melech ha-olam
she-asa
nisim la-avotenu ba-yamim ha-hem
ba-zeman ha-zeh.
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Blessed
are you, Lord our G-d, King of the Universe,
Who wrought miracles for our fathers in days of old, at this season. |
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Please
note that this page contain the name of G-d.
If you print it out, please treat it with appropriate respect |
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