5. Recite the menorah blessings. While the shamash candle burns, stand next to your menorah and say the blessings out loud. You only need to recite the blessings if you’re the one lighting the menorah. On the first night, there are 3 blessings you’ll say to thank God for the Hanukkah miracles.
Hanukkah falls from the 25 of Kislev to the 2nd of Tevet on the Jewish calendar. It is known as the Festival of Lights or “La fête des Lumières” in French. The holiday commemorates the a miracle that occurred during the period of the Second Temple in Jerusalem. During that time, the Greek Army attacked and desecrated the Temple. Hanukkah is not a Jewish “yom tov,” which in the literal translation means “good day” but in religious terms means the holiday was not handed to the Jewish people through the Torah. CbifT5. 582 915 918 974 991 889 165 992