Hilchos Chanukah

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The Chanukah Menorah Is not the same as the Menorah in

the Beis Hamikdash .

The Menorah in the Beis Hamikdash had 7 lights.

The Chanukah Menorah Has eight lights on it!

This Reminds us of the miracle of the oil that burned 8 days!

I Cant believe its still

burning!! Can you imagine!

Chanukah begins on the evening of the

25th of Kislev and continues for eight days

For the entire eight days of Chanukah it is forbidden to fast or to eulogize

Oh! its Chanuka, h

I have to eat! !

It is permitted for men to work on Chanukah.

Sometimes working is not a good idea!

It is customary for women not to work for at least the first half hour of the candles

burning.. Yeah! I get a break from work

I can't wait for

Chanukah

I can't wait for

Chanukah

The types of activities that are forbidden are things like

sewing and laundry etc.

She is still allowed to do cooking

I wish I could be playing

Dradel!

I hope that they leave us some

Latkes!

There is no obligation to have festive meals;

however it is customary to celebrate by eating special meals anyway, because of the fact that the dedication of the Beis Hamikdash

and Mizbeiach took place during Chanukah.

It is customary to eat milk foods because Yehudis, daughter of Yochanan the High Priest, was taken to be defiled by the Greek

ruler Holofernes .

Dairy

Dairy

She fed him cheese (to make him thirsty) and wine (to quench his thirst.

When he got drunk she cut off his head

I was crazy for eating that cheese.

I was crazy for eating that cheese.

and after getting him drunk she killed him

There is a custom to eat food

fried in oil

Latkes

It is a minhag to eat donuts on Chanuka

I can`t wait to bite into this donut

I can't wait to

bite into the

person!!

Sufganiot Snow Man

One should increase in giving Tzedakah during Chanukah , especially for poor people that learn Torah.

We are obligated to light a Menorah on Chanukah and

one should even borrow money to fulfill this mitzvah.

He needs to borrow enough to light 44 lights. 36 for the days and 8 more for the shamash

Wrong!Right!

Remember ! The need to do a Mitzvah does not allow you to do an Aveirah!!!

money for menorah

oil

Please someone,Just someone, give

me money for menorah oil!!!!!

If a poor person needs money for Chanukah

candles the community is obligated to provide for

him

I Got It!

Any type of oil is acceptable for use in the menorah.

However, it is best to use olive oil, because the miracle happened

with olive oil.

I Told You that I am the best!

I am too lazy to turn on the lights

on Chanukah because my leg is broken.

The law is to light the Neiros

If you don't have olive oil, choose an oil that

burns with a clean clear flame

The light should be clear, and the wicks should not

flicker

If you need to use candles the best one to use is made of beeswax

You may like my wax, but you sure

won`t like me!!

The candle must have

only one wick

We cannot use a

Havadalah candle that must

have have two or more wicks

The Kaf Hachaim (60) brings down the Sefer Chesed L'Avraham,

that there are 15 vessels that are fit for lighting the Chanukah candles in them

Gold, Silver, Copper like Gold, red copper, Iron, Tin, Lead, Glass, Wood, Bone, Clay (pottery) covered with Lead,

plain Pottery, Pomegranate peels, Walnut shell, Oak Wood peelings

Tin

Silver

Glass

Walnut shell

Pomegranate peels

Clay

Once a person has used an

earthenware lamp on one night, it

[deteriorates and begins to look] old, and therefore may not be used again,

because it is disgusting ("ma'us").

Iron

Wood

זה לא מנורה אמיתי

The Shaare Teshuvah (O.C. 673:3:8) brings down the

Chesed L'Avraham, who says that a person should not light in egg shells or onion peels

…or onion peels

You mean I can`t help

for chanukah!

Don't feel bad! you’re

awesome tasting in me!

This Menorah is

Kasher Liachila but not

Lihadlakah

Regarding Chanukah, the Talmud states that there are three levels of fulfilling the

mitzvah of lighting candles:

One can fulfill the mitzvah by lighting one candle per household

per night

Those who are "mehadrin" have each member of the family light one candle on each night of Chanukah.

Those who are "mehadrin" beyond mere "mehadrin" ("mehadrin min hamehadrin") light one candle on the first

night, and add one extra candle on each subsequent night, ending with eight candles on the final night

a) One can fulfill the mitzvah by lighting one candle per household per night

b) Those who are "mehadrin" have each member of

the family light one candle on each

night of Chanukah.

c) Those who are "mehadrin" beyond mere "maharini" ("mehadrin min hamehadrin") light one candle on the first night, and add one extra candle on

each subsequent night, ending with eight candles on the final night

This person got eight cars for presents. Anther one every night of Chanukah

The word "mehadrin" comes from the word "hidur" which means "beauty," and refers to those who make their mitzvos beautiful (See

Rambam, Laws of Chanukah 4:1: "Mehader es ha'mitzvos"). We are encouraged to purchase beautiful mitzvah objects, such as a beautiful lulav, a beautiful shofar and beautiful tzitziz,

based on the verse in Exodus 15:2: "This is my G-d, and I will make Him beautiful."

To best publicize the miracle, the menorah is ideally lit

outside the doorway of

your house, on the left side

when entering. (The mezuzah is on the right side; in this way you are "surrounded by mitzvot.")

In Israel, many people light outside in

special glass boxes built for a menorah.

If this is not practical, the menorah should be lit in a window facing the public thoroughfare

Someone who lives on an upper floor should light in a window

If for some reason the menorah cannot be lit by a window, it may be

lit inside the house on a table; this at least fulfills the mitzvah of "publicizing the miracle" for the

members of the household

Menorah Lighting in the K`tonton Family

The menorah cannot be

more than 20 Amah high!

One cannot fulfill the Commandment

to light the Chanukah Menorah by using an electric

Menorah

The Chanukah Chair Menorah

by Richard Wessner

Sterling Silver$2,100.00

To publicize To publicize which night of which night of Chanukah it is, Chanukah it is,

all eight candles all eight candles on the menorah on the menorah should be at the should be at the same height -- same height --

and preferably in and preferably in a straight line. a straight line. Otherwise, the Otherwise, the

candles may not candles may not be easily be easily

distinguishable distinguishable and may appear and may appear like a big torchlike a big torch

In addition to the eight main lights, the menorah has an extra helper candle called the "Shamash." As we are forbidden to use the Chanukah

lights for any purpose other than "viewing," any benefit is as if it's coming from the Shamash

The shamash is the candle which is used to light the other candles. The light of this candle may be used for lighting other candles,

whereas the flame of the other candles may not be used for lighting other Chanukah candles.

In addition to the eight main lights, the menorah has an extra helper candle called the "Shamash." As we are forbidden to use the Chanukah lights for any purpose other than "viewing," any benefit is as if it's coming from the Shamash

Since the Shamash does not count as one of the eight regular lights, your

menorah should have the Shamash set apart in some way -- either placed higher than the other candles, or off to the side

While we can look at the flames, And many

have a Minhag to sit in front of the

Menorah while it burns

we are not supposed to use and get direct benefit from them.

This is reflected by the last lines in Haneiros

Halulu.

The reason that the Chachamim prohibited

benefiting from the Chanukah lights is so that it should be clear to one and all, that they have been

lit for the sake of the Mitzvah (to

spread the miracle), and not

for one's own personal use

(Levush). From the text of 'Haneiros Halalu' however, the reason for the prohibition would

appear to be connected with the

sanctity of the

lights.

ואין לנו רשות להשתמש בהם, אלא לראותן בלבד

When the stars appear, the evening prayers are recited and is followed immediately

by the lighting of the Chanukah lights.

But many light the Menorah

shortly after sunset , prior

to the evening prayers

But many light the Menorah shortly after sunset , prior to the

evening prayers

On Friday afternoon, the menorah should be lit 18 minutes before sundown. And since the menorah needs to burn for 30 minutes into the night, the candles used on Friday

need to be bigger than the regular "colored candles" (which typically don't burn longer than a half-hour).

This can be compared to

someone who placed the

Menorah in a location where

the wind is bound to blow out the lamps, in which case

he is obliged to re-kindle them. And in the case of lighting on Erev shabbos, it will not be possible to

rekindle them when they

eventually go out, one will

also have recited a B'rachah

le'vatoloh (a B'rachah in

vain [See Be'er Heitev,

673:11]).

We usually are Shabbos candles that burn rather

long. This night we are just moonlighting as Chanukah

ones.

•"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, Asher kid'shanu b'mitzvosav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah"

•Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has sanctified us with His commandments, and has commanded us to Kindle the Chanukah light.

There are three Brachos which are recited when the Chanukah candles are lit.

"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, She'asah nisim la'avoseinu, bayamim ha'hem baz'man hazeh"

Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has wrought miracles for our forefathers, in those days at this season.

Recited on the first night only"Baruch ata Ado-nai, Elo-heinu Melech ha'olam, She'hecheyanu, vekiyemanu vehigi'anu

laz'man hazeh“

Blessed are You, Hashem our G-d, King of the universe, Who has kept us alive, sustained us, and brought us to this season.

The minimum obligation is that every household should

have one candle burning every night

Israel