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For the Complicated and the Experts: All the Laws of Chanukah | Israel today

2021-11-28T07:24:07.437Z


When is it allowed to light Hanukkah candles • From which side do you start placing the candles • Who must light • And what are the blessings that are blessed • Rabbi Baruch Efrati makes an order


During the Second Temple period, when the Kingdom of Greece ruled our region, the Greeks imposed decrees on Israel, abolished their religion and did not allow them to engage in Torah and mitzvos.

And they plundered their money, and defiled their daughters: "Greece; and set up a king from among the priests, and the kingdom returned to Israel for more than two hundred years, until the second destruction."

The guide: When do you light the first candle of Hanukkah 2021?

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"On the 25th of Kislev, the Maccabees defeated their enemies and entered the temple, but there they found no pure oil, except for one jug in which there was enough oil for only one day." Maimonides.

The menorah at the Western Wall, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

"And because of this the sages of the same generation set up these eight days, which begin on the night of the twenty-fifth of Kislev - days of rejoicing and praise; "The chemistry of Purim; and lighting the candles in them is a mitzvah from the words of the sages, as the reading of the Megillah on Purim."

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It is important to talk to your spouse and children about the miracle of Hanukkah.

Lighting the candles is the culmination of the commandment of remembrance, for the miracles that the Blessed One performed for our ancestors in those days at this time, here in the Land of Israel.

It's nice to talk about it in the half hour after lighting the candles.

Due to the fact that the Hasmonean Jew took a central part in the struggle against the Greeks, when she fed the emperor dairy products until he fell asleep and then killed him, the women did not do any work (such as is forbidden on the Sabbath), within half an hour after lighting the candles.

This is because the miracle was performed by a woman.

And because Judith fed the emperor dairy foods, Israel used to eat dairy foods on Hanukkah.

Another equally famous custom is the custom of eating foods with oil - a reminder of the miracle done in oil.

We eat pancakes and donuts, but even on Hanukkah we must maintain the health of our bodies, since maintaining health is the way of God.

Therefore, do not overeat unhealthy foods.

Donuts, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

On a regular (fried) donut, "foods" are welcome, as well as on a baked donut.

If he has eaten 216 grams of a baked (not fried) donut, he takes his hands, blesses the "giver" and after eating blesses the blessing of food.

Challah should be excreted from the pulp of plain fried donuts without blessing.

And if the dough is intended for baking, it should be set aside with a welcome (starting at 1.66 kilograms).

What you need to know about lighting Hanukkah candles

The commandment to light a Hanukkah candle is mandatory, and the candles are lit in every home you live in.

The custom of the Spaniards is that only the landlord lights one menorah.

And he can let the boys and girls of the house light the rest of the candles in the menorah, having lit the candle of that day.

The Ashkenazi custom is that each member of the household lights his own menorah.

However the menorahs should be kept away from each other so that whoever looks at them will see the candles as the number of days.

The prevailing custom is to arrange the candles from right to left, and each day add a candle on the left, which is the mitzvah candle - so that it begins to light from the leftmost candle, and continues to the right to the farthest candle.

The candles should be of uniform height.

In the opinion of the Sephardim, it is permissible for them to stand in a circle, and in the opinion of the Ashkenazim, it is forbidden.

Raz Avital from Kibbutz Hulata in front of Hanukkah candles, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny

It is permissible to light a Hanukkah candle from wax candles, and some say that this is one of the best mitzvahs today, that they are beautifully lit (Rabbi Kook).

Mehadrin is usually lit with olive oil.

Care must be taken in advance to have enough combustible material (candle or oil) so that the menorah will be lit for at least half an hour after it has been lit.

The menorah should be placed in the doorway facing the public.

Whoever has a courtyard facing the public, places it at the entrance of the courtyard.

Those who do not have a yard, place in the doorway of their private home facing the public.

Those who live in a building on a floor that is not a ground floor - some say he will light at the entrance of the building facing the public, some say he will light in the window facing the public and some say he will light at the entrance of the apartment in the stairwell.

In case there is no window and it is not possible to light in the doorway of the house - it is allowed to light the candles inside the house, near the door, on the other side of the mezuzah.

And if there is no space, when there is no choice - it is allowed to light on the table inside the house.

It is permissible to light the menorah inside a 'glass house' so that the wind does not extinguish the candles.

The menorah is placed in front of the mezuzah (the incoming left).

And if there is no mezuzah (such as in the doorway of a yard that does not have a lintel), place it to the right of the entrance.

To begin with, the candle flame should be between 24 cm and 80 cm from the floor.

And in any case, if it is up to a height of 9.6 meters - it is kosher.

In a building, floors are measured from the height of the apartment floor and not from the height of the street.

Time to light the Hanukkah candle

According to the Sephardim and some of the Ashkenazis, the candles are lit at the rising of the stars, after the evening prayer.

And to know others from the Ashkenazim - after sunset.

The times are written in the calendars, and can be obtained instantly via the smartphone.

If he did not light the Hanukkah candle in time, it is permissible in retrospect to light with a blessing, until ten o'clock at night.

And if he lights at the entrance of a bustling street, he can in retrospect light until dawn, with a blessing.

For the first half hour, it is forbidden to use the light of Hanukkah candles, but only to look at them.

However, if there is light from electric lamps (or the candle called 'sun') other than the light of the menorah - it is permissible to use light.

Lighting a Hanukkah candle, Photo: David Cohen Ginny

Light the menorah only where the candle will not go out.

If he lit the place with a wind and the menorah went out - he must light it again (without a blessing).

And if he lit the place without a wind and the menorah went out anyway - he does not have to light it again (but it is good to light it).

On the first night he blesses three blessings:

"Blessed are you, O Lord our God, the King of the world, whom we have sanctified by His commandments and commanded to light the candle of Chanukah."

"Blessed are you, O Lord our God, the King of the world who performed miracles for our fathers in those days at that time"

"Blessed are you, O Lord our God, the King of the world that we have lived and lived and come to this time"

The rest of the day he blesses only "to light a Hanukkah candle," and "that he performed miracles."

It is also customary to sing 'Maoz Tzur' every night, and to talk with the children about the miracles that Gd performed by the Maccabees and their heroism, similar to the heroism of IDF soldiers today.

A person who leaves his house before the guiding stream (around 3:30 PM), and returns by the end of the candle lighting time - will light them when he returns.

And if he returns after the time of lighting candles (e.g., that he lives in a small locality and the time will be late and without people on the street), he will light in the house of his hosts where he is at the time of lighting the candles (or attend with the host).

If a person leaves after the time of the guiding stream, he can light the candles even then, and apply enough oil so that they light up until half an hour after the stars come out (or until sunset, according to some Ashkenazis).

The custom of the Ashkenazim to greet in this case, and the custom of the Sephardim not to greet before sunset.

Hanukkah candles were lit in the synagogue and wherever people prayed.

The lighting of candles should not be welcomed in a place where there is no prayer, such as parties and the like.

But if one prays at a prayer service in the minyan, it is permissible to light with a blessing.

Who must light Hanukkah candles?

Women must light a Hanukkah candle like men.

However, they are obligatory in lighting the husband or father.

If they are alone, welcome in the welcome.

If the husband arrives after the time allowed to light candles, the wife lights the house on time, and takes her husband and family out by duty.

But if the husband is a little late, wait for him to turn it on.

Menorahs, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon

A single man living alone lights welcome candles.

A soldier or a yeshiva member - according to the Ashkenazi custom, he lights for himself, and according to the Sephardi custom, he does not light, but relies on lighting his father at home.

A guest who is not lit for his house (his parents or his wife) must pay a little to the host to attend the candles, and the host obliges him by lighting.

The Ashkenazis used to prefer that the guest light candles for himself in the window of one of the rooms.

Saturday, Saturday and emphasis on prayer

On Shabbat evening he lights a Hanukkah candle and then a Shabbat candle.

On Saturday evenings large candles or a lot of oil should be used so that it will be enough to light up to half an hour after Hanukkah candles time.

It is the custom of the Spaniards to differentiate on Saturday night before lighting Hanukkah candles.

And some of the Ashkenazim used to precede the Hanukkah candle for Havdalah.

In prayer and the blessing of food we add "about the miracles", thanking and praising God for the miracles and the wonders he did with us.

Donuts, Photo: Eyal Margolin Ginny

At Hanukkah we end the "praise" in prayer, praising God for his wonders he has done with us.

In the synagogues, the affair of the "presidents", who brought donations to the dedication of the Mishkan, is also read.

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Source: israelhayom

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