Blessings on the Menorah - Art, Music & Poetry

Topics: Music; Song, Nigun, Chanukah, Menorah Blessing, Menorah, Blessing

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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December 9, 2012

beautiful

Needed to brush up on the tunes before candle lighting and this is by far the most beautifully done. Thank you!

Malca, Berkeley, CA

December 8, 2012

Thank you Habad and thank you for the comments

I am sooo happy to celebrate hanuka even though alone and away from home. Thank you Habad for posting here the blessings and the songs. i lit my candles in my hotel room and I was sooo happy to say the blessings and then sig Maoz Tsur. Then I looked at the comments ad learned the reason about "shel" or no shel. I had been wondering about this also for the Shabbat blessing. I had assumed it is simply a matter of tradition and as I am shepardi I do include the "shel". Strange ... this is one of the happiest hannuka celebration ever in my life, despite my circumstances ... Baruch Hashem.

Leon
Orlando

December 4, 2012

Although the Talmud does conclude that blessing as "shel Chanukah," there is also the widely accepted version you see here. The reason for not including the word shel is based on a Kabbalistic teaching of the Arizal, who says that this blessing is to contain thirteen words. If shel is included in the belssing, we have fourteen words. As our liturgy is based on the Arizal's teachings, the shel is omitted and we have a thirteen word blessing.

Mrs. Malkie Janowski
mychabad.org

December 4, 2012

The Hebrew and the transliteration read "l'hadlik ner Chanukah" but the oration says, "l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah." Why the distinction?

Anonymous

November 22, 2012

Pronouncement of Ha Shem (Baruch Hu)

Thank you very much for your guidance and explanation Menachem Posner. I will keep your guidance in mind on my upcoming album. <3

Marti Van Lin
Maastricht (Netherlands)

November 22, 2012

To Marti Van Lin

You are correct. The proper pronunciation is with an "h". And when we say the blessing for real, we say it that way. However, that word is one of G-d's names, which we never say in vain. As such, we making a recording or using it in conversation, we mispronounce it, replacing the "h" with a "k".

Menachem Posner for Chabad.org
Montreal

November 21, 2012

I also wonder why Hassidim pronounce "EloHeinu" all the time "EloKeinu". It's clearly EloHeinu. No offend intended just wondering why.

Marti Van Lin
Maastricht (Netherlands)

December 22, 2011

Wonderful time of the year, we are so blessed.Thanks to the King of Life. almighty.

barbara jackson
Philadelphia, Pa/america

December 21, 2011

Shalom!

Shalom my friends and brothers! God bless everyone! With my best regards! Shalom y brajá!

Yahir G. García López
México, México

December 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.

Grandma Kim
Port Huron, MI/USA

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