what is the prayer that you recite while lighting the menorah candles? ?
mimi asked:
my brother just got a foster child to live with him, hes six and loves hanukkah! we have decorations, a menorah, gifts of course, and i looked up what foods to make. we want to light the candles for him and say the prayer, but i do not know what the prayer is (in english please) and which direction to light the candles. we want it to feel just like home for the holidays for him!
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Blessing over the candles:
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha’olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe
asher kidishanu b’mitz’votav v’tzivanu
Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us
l’had’lik neir shel Chanukah. (Amein)
to light the lights of Chanukkah. (Amen)
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Blessing for Chanukkah:
Barukh atah Adonai, Eloheinu, melekh ha’olam
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe
she’asah nisim la’avoteinu bayamim haheim baziman hazeh. (Amein)
Who performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time
Hope this helps!
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On the first night of Hanukkah you recite a third blessing and add after the word ha-olam the phrase: sh’hechiyannu v’kimmannu v’higgiyannu la-z’mann ha-zeh.