The Eight Days of Chanukah


Saturday, December 8, 2012	Kislev 24
Tonight is the first Night of Chanukah Recite blessings 1, 2 and 3 and kindle one light in the menorah.


Sunday, December 9, 2012	Kislev 25

Tonight is the second Night of Chanukah Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle two lights in the menorah.


Monday, December 10, 2012	Kislev 26

Tonight is the third Night of Chanukah Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle three lights in the menorah.


Tuesday, December 11, 2012	Kislev 27

Tonight is the fourth Night of Chanukah


Wednesday, December 12, 2012	Kislev 28

Tonight is the fifth Night of Chanukah Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle five lights in the menorah.


Thursday, December 13, 2012	Kislev 29

Tonight is the sixth Night of Chanukah Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle six lights in the menorah.


Friday, December 14, 2012	Kislev 30

Tonight is the seventh Night of Chanukah. Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle seven lights in the menorah. The menorah should be lit before lighting the Shabbat Candles (18 minutes before sunset). Light Shabbat Candles Click here for Shabbat candle lighting times


Saturday, December 15, 2012	Tevet 1

Tonight is the eighth Night of Chanukah. After nightfall (click here for local times), recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle eight lights in the menorah. The menorah is lit after Shabbat ends and the Havdalah is recited. Recite blessings 1 and 2 and kindle eight lights in the menorah.

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November 23, 2012

To Kailey - Mesa, AZ Nov. 2011

I am by no means an authority, & it's been a year since you posed your questions, but here goes: I don't know if there was an error last year, but for Wed. & Th. this year, it does state and shows the correct number of candles, 5 & 6, respectively. The Shamash does not count as the 1st candle; it serves only as the method to light the other 1-8 candles.

GE
Reseda, CA

December 20, 2011

The Eight Days of Chanukah

Thank you for such a simple yet succinctly complete guide to celebrating Chanukah...it will be a mitzvah to be able to not just light the candles this year, but to lead with the traditional prayers and recite while the kindling of the lights is continuing.

Patrick Jarvis
Palm Springs, Ca

November 27, 2011

Why are the same amount of candles lit on Wednesday and Thursday? Does the Shamash count as the first candle?

Kailey
Mesa, AZ

December 15, 2010

why 8 days

everything else in the book seems to be in sevens.

Anonymous
bailey is, mE

December 8, 2010

shalom!

happy hanukah!

hace santos
manila, Philippines

December 7, 2010

To Anon in Phoenix

Unlike the Biblical holidays of Sukkot and Passover—which begin and end with days of higher levels of sanctity—all eight days of Chanukah are celebrated in the same manner (except for the fact that there is one more candle each night). Thus, none of the days are Yom Tov per se and one may light the candles after sundown on each day, except for Friday and Saturday when we must take care not to light the candles on the Shabbat.

Menachem Posner for Chabad.org

December 7, 2010

Chanukah and how Yom Tovs apply to/during Holiday

Which days of Chanukah are Yom Tov [and several related questions to follow]?

I thought that it was the first two days... so if that's right... would the Erev Chanukah and the two days that follow be "Yom Tov" ... and are the last two days considered "Yom Tov" as well? ....If so, does the Yom Tov begin Tuesday night and continue through Wednesday night (Chanukah 2010).... and if that's the case.... how does one light the Menorah for the last night (if it's Yom Tov) .... and.... are there any other candles to light (for the last two days-- what I wonder if is "Yom Tov")..... Just thought of one more.... how/if is the candle lighting if one lives in Israel?

Thank you in advance of your reply.

Anonymous
Phoenix, AZ

November 26, 2010

chanuka

happy hanuka

alvaaro ivan mondragon castillo
tulum , mexico

December 1, 2009

RE: candle lighting

On weeknights, the custom of many communities (including Chabad-Lubavitch) is to light the menorah shortly after sunset; other communities light it at nightfall. In either case, the menorah must contain enough fuel at the time of the lighting to burn until 30 minutes after nightfall.
If the Chanukah lights were not lit early in the evening, they can be kindled later, as long as there are people in the streets (or others awake in the house).

Menachem Posner for Chabad.org

November 30, 2009

candle lighting

Other than Shabbat is there a special time to light the chanukah candles?

rona
montreal, canada

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