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Blessings on the Menorah

Hebrew:

Transliteration:

1. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech ha-olam a-sher ki-de-sha-nu be-mitz-vo-tav ve-tzi-va-nu le-had-lik ner Cha-nu-kah.

2. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-a-sa ni-sim la-avo-tei-nu ba-ya-mim ha-heim bi-zman ha-zeh.

3. Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam she-hechi-ya-nu ve-ki-yi-ma-nu ve-higi-a-nu liz-man ha-zeh.

Translation:

1. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments, and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah light.

2. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who performed miracles for our forefathers in those days, at this time.

3. Blessed are You, Lord our G-d, King of the universe, who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.

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Posted: Dec 28, 2008

What? The miracles were *only* in their era?

The Lubavitcher Rebbe says in many places that all the events which the holidays commemorate re-occur -- in a spiritual sense -- every year, when we celebrate that holiday.

I would not be surprised if the Rebbe, or some other Torah scholar, says that the blessing means that G-d did miracles for our forefathers in their era AND He does miracles for us in this season.

I understand that this is not the simple meaning of the blessing, but it sounds like plausible drash. Perhaps some tzaddik already wrote it somewhere.

Posted By Louis R

Posted: Dec 28, 2008

RE: bayamim ha-hem b'zman ha-zeh

The meaning of the blessing is "G-d performed miracles for our forefathers in their era, at this time of the year."

Posted By Eliezer Posner, Chabad.org, Brooklyn, NY

Posted: Dec 27, 2008

Todah Rabah

I forget this...so useful.

Chag Sameach!

Posted By GJ, Hong Kong, China

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