Chanukah Menorah

Simple-to-follow instructions on how to do the mitzvah of lighting the menorah on Chanukah.

Discover the importance of the menorah and how, when and where to light it.

This class will be examining the Talmud’s discussion on how many Chanukah lights should be kindled on each night of Chanukah. Explore the different opinions and possibilities and their respective reasoning. If you think it’s simple, then it may be a lot m...

In this class the Talmud addresses the ideal place to light the Chanukah menorah to broadcast the miracle, as well as other ways to fulfill the basic requirement.

The Talmud discusses the basic requirement for kindling the Chanukah menorah, and then proceeds to present the more optimal and ideal fashion (known as ‘mehadrin’). Discover the nuanced distinctions in the reasoning offered by the sages.

The school of Hillel says that the very best way (mehardin min hamehadrin) of lighting the menorah is to add one more candle each night. The Talmud gives two reasons for this approach: a) because of the dictum that we increase in matters of holiness and b...

How to light the menorah.

A little light chases away a lot of darkness.

For eight days the world glows a little bit brighter as giant outdoor Menorahs light up the night sky.