Lighting Chanukah Candles
Brachot of Chanukah
Jewish Law / Halacha ↗️
Before lighting the candles, recite the following prayer:
BARUH ATA ADONAI ELOHEINU MELEH HAOLÁM ASHER KIDESHANU BEMITZVOTAV VETSIVANU LEHADLIK NER HANUKA:
BARUH ATA ADONAI ELOHEINU MELEH HAOLÁM SHEASA NISIM LAAVOTENU, BAYAMIM HАHEM BAZMAN HAZE:
This prayer is recited only on the first evening right before lightning candles:
BARUH ATA ADONAI ELOHEINU MELEH HAOLOAM, SHEHEKHIANU, VEKIEMANU, VEHIGIANU LAZMAN HAZE:
After lightning candles, while looking at the burning candles, recite the following prayer:
HANEROT HALALU ANAKHNU MADLIKIN AL HANISIM VEAL HATESHUOT VEAL HANIFLAOT, SHEASITA LAAVOTENU, AL YEDE KOHANEHA HAKEDOSHIM, VEHOL SHEMONAT EME HANUKA HANEROT HALALU KODESH, VEEN LANU RESHUT LEHISHTAMESH BAHEM, ELA LIR’OTAM BILVAD, KEDE LEHODOT LESHIMHA, AL NISEHA VENIFLEOTEHA VISHUATEHA:
MIZMOR SHIR KHANUKAT HABAYIT LEDAVID. AROMIMHA ADONAI KI DILITANI, VELO SIMAKHTA OEVAI LEE. ADONAI ELOHAY, SHIVATI ELEHA VATIRPAENI. ADONAI HEELITA MIN SHEOL NAFSHI, KHIYITANI MIYAREDI VOR. ZAMERU LADONAY HASIDAV, VEHODE LEZEKHER KODSHO. KI REGA BEAPO, KHAYIM BIRTSONO, BAEREV YALIN BEHI VELABOKER RINA. VAANI AMARTI VESHALVI, BAL EMOT LEOLAM. ADONAI BIRTZONEKHA HEEMADTA LEHARERI OZ, HISTARTA FANEKHA, HAYITI NIVHAL. ELEHA ADONAY EKRA, VE’AL ADONAY ETKHANAN. MA BETZA BEDAMI BERIDTI EL SHAHAT, HAYODEKHA AFAR, HAYAGID AMITEKHA. SHEMA ADONAI VEHONENI, ADONAI HEER OZER LEE. HAFAKHTA MISPEDI LEMAKHOL LEE, PITAHTA SAKI VATEAZERENI SIMKHA. LEMAAN EZAMERKHA HAVOD VELO YIDOM (pause) ADONAI ELOHAY LEOLAM ODEKA.
For protection against any trouble, recite the following blessing 7 times.
VIHI NOAM, ADONAI ELOHEINU ALENU, UMAASE YADENU KONENA ALENU, UMAASE YADENU KONENEHU.
YOSHEV BESETER ELYON, BETSEL SHADAY YITLONAN. OMAR LADONAY MAKHSI, UMTSUDATI ELOHAY EVTAH BO. KI HU YATSILKHA MIPAKH YAKUSH, MIDEVER hAVOT. BEEVRATO YASEH LAH, VETAHAT KENAFAV TEHSE TSINA, VESOHERA AMITO. LO TIRA MIPAHAD LAYLA, MEHETS YAUF YOMAM. MIDAVER BAOFEL YAHALOKH, MIKETEV YASHUD TSAHORAYIM. YIPOL MITSIDEHA ELEF, URVAVA MIMINEKHA, ELEHA LO YIGASH. RAK BEENEHA TABIT, VESHILUMAT RESHAIM TIR’E. KI ATA ADONAI MAHSI, EL’YON SAMTA MEONEKHA. LO TEUNE ELEHA RAA, VENEGA LO YIKRAV BEAHOLEHA. KI MALAHAV ETSAVE LAKH, LISHMORHA BEKHOL DERAKHEKHA. AL KAPAYIM YISAUNKHA, PEN TIGOF BAEVEN RAGLEHA. AL SHAKHAL VAFETEN TIDROKH, TIRMOS KEFIR VETANIN. KI VI HASHAK VAAFALTEHU, ASAGEVEHU KI YADA SHEMI. YIKRAENI VEEENEHU, IMO ANOKHI BETSARA, AHALETSEHU VAHABEDEHU. OREKH YAMIM ASBIEHU, VEAREHU BISHUATI.