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Blessings on the Menorah


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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 22, 2011
Wonderful time of the year, we are so blessed.Thanks to the King of Life. almighty.
Posted By barbara jackson, Philadelphia, Pa/america

Posted: Dec 21, 2011
Shalom!
Shalom my friends and brothers! God bless everyone! With my best regards! Shalom y brajá!
Posted By Yahir G. García López, México, México

Posted: Dec 20, 2011
Thank you, Yosi Me'ir
I appreciate your taking the time to answer. I have been looking forward to understanding this. Thank you.
Posted By Grandma Kim, Port Huron, MI/USA

Posted: Dec 20, 2011
Pronunciation
The difference in pronunciation is to avoid saying G-d's name when not actually praying.
Posted By Ronan, The Villages, FL/USA

Posted: Dec 20, 2011
Pronunciation of Blessing
"Grandma Kim" asked about the pronunciation of G-d's name in the blessing. Yes, you are hearing something different than what you expect. When YOU say the blessing at the time of candlelighting you should pronounce "Adonai". The cantor who is singing is saying "HaShem" (The Name) which is the right way to avoid saying a blessing in vain when not actually performing the mitzvah. Of course, the letters in Hebrew don't spell either of those pronunciations. The transliteration shows "Adonai" because the intention is to teach you how to say the blessing properly. But you should only say "Adonai" when you are doing the mitzvah.
Chag Chanukah Sameach.
Posted By Yosi Me'ir, Chicopee, MA

Posted: Dec 15, 2011
Transliteration Question
Blessings on our Jewish brothers and sisters this Chanukah season.

The transliteration of this blessing is what I hear pronounced, except "Ado-nai" doesn't sound like I would expect. I hear a distinct "sh" in the middle (I don't want to type the whole word I hear in case it's improper to write it out). Am I hearing the direct phonemic transliteration? Or is that word written differently than it's pronounced aloud?

Thank you for teaching all of us, even those of us of other faiths. I join with you in declaring:

Ba-ruch A-tah Ado-nai E-lo-hei-nu Me-lech Ha-olam!
Posted By Grandma Kim, Port Huron, MI/USA

Posted: Dec 1, 2010
Blessings for the Menorah
Thank you very much for posting the Blessings so beautifully! Chanukah Sameach!
Posted By Irene Alhanati Cardillo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Posted: Dec 4, 2009
These Lights
Beautiful. Simply beautiful.


I've always wondered why the lights of Chanukah are more sacred than other candles we light at other times.

LIstening to this, I can almost envision the temple menorah being lit, and the gratitude our forefathers must have felt...just in sheer awe and thankfulness to G-d. And love, of course.


Chag Sameach!
Posted By PJ, Buffalo, NY

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



 

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