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Hilchos Chanukah
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The Chanukah Menorah Is not the same as the Menorah in
the Beis Hamikdash .
The Menorah in the Beis Hamikdash had 7 lights.
The Chanukah Menorah Has eight lights on it!
This Reminds us of the miracle of the oil that burned 8 days!
I Cant believe its still
burning!! Can you imagine!
Chanukah begins on the evening of the
25th of Kislev and continues for eight days
For the entire eight days of Chanukah it is forbidden to fast or to eulogize
Oh! its Chanuka, h
I have to eat! !
It is permitted for men to work on Chanukah.
Sometimes working is not a good idea!
It is customary for women not to work for at least the first half hour of the candles
burning.. Yeah! I get a break from work
I can't wait for
Chanukah
I can't wait for
Chanukah
The types of activities that are forbidden are things like
sewing and laundry etc.
She is still allowed to do cooking
I wish I could be playing
Dradel!
I hope that they leave us some
Latkes!
There is no obligation to have festive meals;
however it is customary to celebrate by eating special meals anyway, because of the fact that the dedication of the Beis Hamikdash
and Mizbeiach took place during Chanukah.
It is customary to eat milk foods because Yehudis, daughter of Yochanan the High Priest, was taken to be defiled by the Greek
ruler Holofernes .
Dairy
Dairy
She fed him cheese (to make him thirsty) and wine (to quench his thirst.
When he got drunk she cut off his head
I was crazy for eating that cheese.
I was crazy for eating that cheese.
and after getting him drunk she killed him
There is a custom to eat food
fried in oil
Latkes
It is a minhag to eat donuts on Chanuka
I can`t wait to bite into this donut
I can't wait to
bite into the
person!!
Sufganiot Snow Man
One should increase in giving Tzedakah during Chanukah , especially for poor people that learn Torah.
We are obligated to light a Menorah on Chanukah and
one should even borrow money to fulfill this mitzvah.
He needs to borrow enough to light 44 lights. 36 for the days and 8 more for the shamash
Wrong!Right!
Remember ! The need to do a Mitzvah does not allow you to do an Aveirah!!!
money for menorah
oil
Please someone,Just someone, give
me money for menorah oil!!!!!
If a poor person needs money for Chanukah
candles the community is obligated to provide for
him
I Got It!
Any type of oil is acceptable for use in the menorah.
However, it is best to use olive oil, because the miracle happened
with olive oil.
I Told You that I am the best!
I am too lazy to turn on the lights
on Chanukah because my leg is broken.
The law is to light the Neiros
If you don't have olive oil, choose an oil that
burns with a clean clear flame
The light should be clear, and the wicks should not
flicker
If you need to use candles the best one to use is made of beeswax
You may like my wax, but you sure
won`t like me!!
The candle must have
only one wick
We cannot use a
Havadalah candle that must
have have two or more wicks
The Kaf Hachaim (60) brings down the Sefer Chesed L'Avraham,
that there are 15 vessels that are fit for lighting the Chanukah candles in them
Gold, Silver, Copper like Gold, red copper, Iron, Tin, Lead, Glass, Wood, Bone, Clay (pottery) covered with Lead,
plain Pottery, Pomegranate peels, Walnut shell, Oak Wood peelings
Tin
Silver
Glass
Walnut shell
Pomegranate peels
Clay
Once a person has used an
earthenware lamp on one night, it
[deteriorates and begins to look] old, and therefore may not be used again,
because it is disgusting ("ma'us").
Iron
Wood
זה לא מנורה אמיתי
The Shaare Teshuvah (O.C. 673:3:8) brings down the
Chesed L'Avraham, who says that a person should not light in egg shells or onion peels
…or onion peels
You mean I can`t help
for chanukah!
Don't feel bad! you’re
awesome tasting in me!
This Menorah is
Kasher Liachila but not
Lihadlakah
Regarding Chanukah, the Talmud states that there are three levels of fulfilling the
mitzvah of lighting candles:
One can fulfill the mitzvah by lighting one candle per household
per night
Those who are "mehadrin" have each member of the family light one candle on each night of Chanukah.
Those who are "mehadrin" beyond mere "mehadrin" ("mehadrin min hamehadrin") light one candle on the first
night, and add one extra candle on each subsequent night, ending with eight candles on the final night
a) One can fulfill the mitzvah by lighting one candle per household per night
b) Those who are "mehadrin" have each member of
the family light one candle on each
night of Chanukah.
c) Those who are "mehadrin" beyond mere "maharini" ("mehadrin min hamehadrin") light one candle on the first night, and add one extra candle on
each subsequent night, ending with eight candles on the final night
This person got eight cars for presents. Anther one every night of Chanukah
The word "mehadrin" comes from the word "hidur" which means "beauty," and refers to those who make their mitzvos beautiful (See
Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 4:1: "Mehader es ha'mitzvos"). We are encouraged to purchase beautiful mitzvah objects, such as a beautiful lulav, a beautiful shofar and beautiful tzitziz,
based on the verse in Exodus 15:2: "This is my G-d, and I will make Him beautiful."
To best publicize the miracle, the menorah is ideally lit
outside the doorway of
your house, on the left side
when entering. (The mezuzah is on the right side; in this way you are "surrounded by mitzvot.")
In Israel, many people light outside in
special glass boxes built for a menorah.
If this is not practical, 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 a window, it may be
lit inside the house on a table; this at least fulfills the mitzvah of "publicizing the miracle" for the
members of the household
Menorah Lighting in the K`tonton Family
The menorah cannot be
more than 20 Amah high!
One cannot fulfill the Commandment
to light the Chanukah Menorah by using an electric
Menorah
The Chanukah Chair Menorah
by Richard Wessner
Sterling Silver$2,100.00
To publicize To publicize which night of which night of Chanukah it is, Chanukah it is,
all eight candles all eight candles on the menorah on the menorah should be at the should be at the same height -- same height --
and preferably in and preferably in a straight line. a straight line. Otherwise, the Otherwise, the
candles may not candles may not be easily be easily
distinguishable distinguishable and may appear and may appear like a big torchlike a big torch
In addition to the eight main lights, the menorah has an extra helper candle called the "Shamash." As we are forbidden to use the Chanukah
lights for any purpose other than "viewing," any benefit is as if it's coming from the Shamash
The shamash is the candle which is used to light the other candles. The light of this candle may be used for lighting other candles,
whereas the flame of the other candles may not be used for lighting other Chanukah candles.
In addition to the eight main lights, the menorah has an extra helper candle called the "Shamash." As we are forbidden to use the Chanukah lights for any purpose other than "viewing," any benefit is as if it's coming from the Shamash
Since the Shamash does not count as one of the eight regular lights, your
menorah should have the Shamash set apart in some way -- either placed higher than the other candles, or off to the side
While we can look at the flames, And many
have a Minhag to sit in front of the
Menorah while it burns
we are not supposed to use and get direct benefit from them.
This is reflected by the last lines in Haneiros
Halulu.
The reason that the Chachamim prohibited
benefiting from the Chanukah lights is so that it should be clear to one and all, that they have been
lit for the sake of the Mitzvah (to
spread the miracle), and not
for one's own personal use
(Levush). From the text of 'Haneiros Halalu' however, the reason for the prohibition would
appear to be connected with the
sanctity of the
lights.
ואין לנו רשות להשתמש בהם, אלא לראותן בלבד
When the stars appear, the evening prayers are recited and is followed immediately
by the lighting of the Chanukah lights.
But many light the Menorah
shortly after sunset , prior
to the evening prayers
But many light the Menorah shortly after sunset , prior to the
evening prayers
On Friday afternoon, the menorah should be lit 18 minutes before sundown. And since the menorah needs to burn for 30 minutes into the night, the candles used on Friday
need to be bigger than the regular "colored candles" (which typically don't burn longer than a half-hour).
This can be compared to
someone who placed the
Menorah in a location where
the wind is bound to blow out the lamps, in which case
he is obliged to re-kindle them. And in the case of lighting on Erev shabbos, it will not be possible to
rekindle them when they
eventually go out, one will
also have recited a B'rachah
le'vatoloh (a B'rachah in
vain [See Be'er Heitev,
673:11]).
We usually are Shabbos candles that burn rather
long. This night we are just moonlighting as Chanukah
ones.
•"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvosav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah"
•Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to Kindle the Chanukah light.
There are three Brachos which are recited when the Chanukah candles are lit.
"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, She'asah nisim la'avoseinu, bayamim ha'hem baz'man hazeh"
Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has wrought miracles for our forefathers, in those days at this season.
Recited on the first night only"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, She'hecheyanu, vekiyemanu vehigi'anu
laz'man hazeh“
Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.
The minimum obligation is that every household should
have one candle burning every night
Israel