Brachot when lighting the Chanukah Menorah? (Halacha a day)
By Jewish iPhone | December 5th, 2010 | Category: Halacha a Day, iRabbi | No Comments »On the first night of ย Chanukah one says 3 Brachot:
1. Lehadlik Ner Sel Chanukah – “Blessed… to light the Chanukah lights”
ืืจืื ืืชื ื’ ืโืืืงืื ื ืืื ืืขืืื
ืืฉืจ ืงืืฉื ื ืืืฆืืชืื
ืืฆืื ื ืืืืืืง ื ืจ ืฉืืื ืืื
2. She’Asa Nissim La’Avoteinu Bayamim Hahem Bazman Hazeh – “Blessed.. who did miracles for our ancestors in those days at this season”
ืืจืื ืืชื ื’ ืโืืืงืื ื ืืื ืืขืืื
ืฉืขืฉื ื ืกืื ืืืืืชืื ื
ืืืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืื
3. Shehechiyanu – “Blessed… who has kept us alive, sustained us and permitted us to reach this occasion.”
ืืจืื ืืชื ื’ ืโืืืงืื ื ืืื ืืขืืื,
ืฉืืืื ื ืืงืืื ื ืืืืขื ื ืืืื ืืื
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
Danny Schoemann

