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Brachot when lighting the Chanukah Menorah? (Halacha a day)

On the first night of ย Chanukah one says 3 Brachot:

1. Lehadlik Ner Sel Chanukah – “Blessed… to light the Chanukah lights”

ื‘ืจื•ืš ืืชื” ื”’ ืโ€‘ืœื•ืงื™ื ื• ืžืœืš ื”ืขื•ืœื
ืืฉืจ ืงื“ืฉื ื• ื‘ืžืฆื•ืชื™ื•
ื•ืฆื•ื ื• ืœื”ื“ืœื™ืง ื ืจ ืฉืœื—ื ื•ื›ื”

2. She’Asa Nissim La’Avoteinu Bayamim Hahem Bazman Hazeh – “Blessed.. who did miracles for our ancestors in those days at this season”

ื‘ืจื•ืš ืืชื” ื”’ ืโ€‘ืœื•ืงื™ื ื• ืžืœืš ื”ืขื•ืœื
ืฉืขืฉื” ื ืกื™ื ืœืื‘ื•ืชื™ื ื•
ื‘ื™ืžื™ื ื”ื”ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”

3. Shehechiyanu – “Blessed… who has kept us alive, sustained us and permitted us to reach this occasion.”

ื‘ืจื•ืš ืืชื” ื”’ ืโ€‘ืœื•ืงื™ื ื• ืžืœืš ื”ืขื•ืœื,
ืฉื”ื—ื™ื ื• ื•ืงื™ืžื ื• ื•ื”ื’ืขื ื• ืœื–ืžืŸ ื”ื–ื”

These Brachot are said before lighting.

On the other 7 nights one only says the first 2 Brachot.

Source: Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:12, 13

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