#My my my menorah pdf

#My my my menorah pdf

Click here to download a printable PDF of the Hanukkah candle blessings. (Think of it as lighting the candle representing the newest night first.)īefore lighting the candles (but after placing them in the menorah), we recite three blessings. The shamash candle is always the first one lit, and is used to light the others, starting with the left-most one. The candles are placed in the menorah from right to left (just as Hebrew is written from right to left), but are lit from left to right. There is no consensus among Ashkenazi rabbis, and the most widespread Sephardic custom is to recite havdalah first. As for Saturday night, the candles are lit after the sun goes down and Shabbat has ended, but there are differing opinions regarding whether the menorah should be lit before or after the havdalah rituals are completed. According to Jewish law, the menorah should be lit before the Shabbat candles on Friday evening while it is still light out. Lighting a fire during Shabbat is forbidden according to Jewish law, so there are slight adjustments to Hanukkah candle lighting on both Friday and Saturday nights. Since Hanukkah lasts for eight nights, the holiday will inevitably overlap with Shabbat at least once. When is Hanukkah 2022? Get all the details on the holiday here.