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CINCINNATI OH 45220
Our 55th Year
Atlanta, Georgia, Friday, December 14, 1979
No. 5*
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The Hanuka menorah has nine lights.
Eight represent each of the eight days of
the oil miracle and the ninth, called the
Shamash, serves to kindle the others.
The menorah should be set up where
it can be seen from the outside, such as
near a window or on a windowsill, so that
G-d’s providence is proclaimed publicly.
The Hanuka lights should be kindled as
soon as possible after nightfall. The
entire family should participate in the
lighting.
Light the Shamash first, while
holding it in your hand, chant or recite
the blessings, three blessings on the first
night and two on the other seven nights.
After the blessings have been recited,
kindle the Hanuka lights with the
Shamash.
On the first night place one light at the
extreme right of the menorah. On each
succeeding night add one light, adding
to the left of the first. Place the lights in
the menorah and set them up from right
to left; kindle the newly added lights first;
i.e., light from left to right. On Friday
night, Hanuka lights in the home are
kindled before Shabbat candles; on
Saturday night they are kindled after
Havdalah.
The lighting of the menorah should be
done in a spirit of reverence and
solemnity. Try to make it beautiful as well
as meaningful. Have as beautiful a
menorah as you can, and if possible try to
get inexpensive ones for each child in the
family, so that they can have their own.
The entire family should remain standing
during the lighting of the menorah.
Bear in mind that the festival of
Hanuka commemorates the successful
struggle for religious liberty, led by
Mattathias and his sons, known as the
Maccabees, against the Hellenistic
oppressors in the year 165 B.C.E. The
victory included the recapture of the
Temple, which was cleansed of pagan
defilement and rededicated to G-d. The
lights in the Temple Menorah were
rekindled. The one sealed cruse of
sanctified oil which normally would have
sufficed only for one day miraculously
lasted eight days, during which time
fresh sanctified oil was prepared. We
therefore celebrate this festival of
Hanuka which means “Dedication.”
Hanuka Blessings
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1. Ba-ruch atah A-do-nai, E-lo-hemu
me-lech ha-o-lam, asher kidd-sha-nu b-
mits-vo-tav, v-tsivanu, ihad-Hk ner she I
Han-nuk-kah.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our G-d,
Ruler of the Universe, who has sanctified
us by Thy commandments and
commanded us to kindle the lights of
Hanuka.
2. Ba-ruch atah A-do-nai, E-lo-he-nu
me-lech ha : olam, she-a-sah nis-sim la-
avo-tenu, ba-yamin ha-haim, ba-z'man
haz-zeh.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our G-d,
Ruler of the Universe, who has wrought
miracles for our fathers, in the days of old
at this season.
(Blessing recited on first night only)
Ba-ruch atah A-do-nai, E-lo-he-nu
me-lech ha-o-lam, she-hech'ya-nu v-ki-
ma-nu, v-hig-gi-a-nu la-z'man haz-zeh.
Blessed art Thou, O Lord our G-d,
Ruler of the Universe, who has kept us in
life and hast preserved us, and enabled
us to reach this season.