Chanukah
Find audio recordings of the Chanukah blessings and songs below. Click here to view video showing how to light Chanukah candles and here for printable guide.
Chanukah
Chanukah
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Click here to view video showing how to light Chanukah candles and here for printable guide.
Blessings
Click here to view video showing how to light Chanukah candles and here for printable guide.
There are eight nights of Chanukah, and we light an additional candle each night, starting with one (plus the Shamash or helper candle) and ending with eight (plus the Shamash).
New candles are added from right to left, but lit from left to right. Use the Shamash (helper candle) to light from left to right, each night starting with the newest candle first.
After preparing the Chanukah candles, and before lighting, recite the following two blessings:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי, אֱלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, אֲשֶׁר קִידְשָׁנוּ בְּמִצוֹתָיו וְצִיוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חַנֻכָה
Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha’olam asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav v’tzivanu l’hadlik ner shel Chanukah.
Blessed are you Lord our God, ruler of the universe, who made us holy through the commandments and commanded us to kindle the Chanukah lights.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי, אֱלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha’olam, she-asah nisim la’avoteinu bayamim hahem bazman hazeh
Blessed are you Lord our God, ruler of the universe, who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in those ancient days at this season.
On the first night only, this additional blessing is added prior to the candle lighting:
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יי, אֱלוֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָּנוּ, וְקִיְּמָנוּ, וְהִגִּיָּענוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Baruch atah adonai eloheinu melech ha’olam, shehecheyanu, v’kiyimanu, v’higiyanu lazman hazeh
Blessed are you Lord our God, ruler of the universe, who has given us life and sustained us and enabled us to reach this season.
Hanerot Halalu: trad. performed by Deborah Sacks Mintz, Yosef Goldman & Chava Mirel
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The following paragraph is said (or sung) each night, after the first candle has been lit:
הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ שֶׁאָנוּ מַדְלִיקִין, עַל הַנִּסִּים וְעַל הַנִּפְלָאוֹת וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת וְעַל הַמִּלְחָמוֹת, שֶׁעָשִׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה, עַל יְדֵי כֹּהֲנֶיךָ הַקְּדוֹשִׁים. וְכָל שְׁמוֹנַת יְמֵי הַחֲנֻכָּה הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ קֹדֶשׁ הֵם וְאֵין לָנוּ רְשׁוּת לְהִשְׁתַּמֵּשׁ בָּהֶם, אֶלָּא לִרְאוֹתָם בִּלְבָד, כְּדֵי לְהוֹדוֹת וּלְהַלֵּל לְשִׁמְךָ הַגָּדוֹל עַל נִסֶּיךָ וְעַל נִפְלְאוֹתֶיךָ וְעַל יְשׁוּעָתֶךָ
Ha-neirot ha-lalu she’anu mad-likin al ha-nissim v’al hanif-laot v’al ha-tshu-ot v’al ha-milchamot she-asita la’avo-teinu ba-yamim ha-heim, ba-z’man ha-zeh, al y’dey kohan-echa hak’doshim. V’chol shmonat y’meiy Chanukah Ha-neirot ha-lalu kodesh heim, V’ein lanu r’shut li-hish-tameish ba-hem, ela lir-otam bilvad k’dei l’hodot u-l’halleil l’shimcha ha-gadol, al ni-secha v’al niflo-techa v’al y’shua-techa.
We kindle these lights for the miracles and the wonders, for the redemption and the battles which You performed for our forefathers In those days at this season Through Your holy priests. During all eight days of Chanukah these lights are sacred and we are not permitted to make ordinary use of them but only to look at them In order to express thanks and praise to Your great Name for Your miracles, Your wonders, and Your salvations.
מָעוֹז צוּר יְשׁוּעָתִי לְךָ נָאֶה לְשַׁבֵּחַ
תִּכּוֹן בֵּית תְּפִלָּתִי וְשָׁם תּוֹדָה נְזַבֵּחַ
לְעֵת תָּכִין מַטְבֵּחַ מִצָּר הַמְנַבֵּחַ
אָז אֶגְמוֹר בְּשִׁיר מִזְמוֹר חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּחַ
Ma-oz Tsur y’shu-ati, l’cha na-eh l’shabei-ach.
Tikon beit t’filati, v’sham toda n’zabei-ach.
L’eit tachin matbei-ach, mitzar ham’nabei-ach.
Az egmor b’shir mizmor, chanukat hamizbei-ach.
עַל הַנִּסִּים, וְעַל הַפֻּרְקָן, וְעַל הַגְּבוּרוֹת
וְעַל הַתְּשׁוּעוֹת, וְעַל הַמִּלְחָמוֹת
שֶׁעָשִֽׂיתָ לַאֲבוֹתֽינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Al hanissim, v’al hapurkan, v’al hag’vurot,
v’al hat’tshuot, v’al hamilchamot
sh’asita lavoteinu bayamim hahem baz’man hazeh
מִי יְמַלֵּל גְּבוּרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל ,אוֹתָן מִי יִמְנֶה
הֵן בְּכָל דּוֹר יָקוּם הַגִּבּוֹר גּוֹאֵל הָעָם
שְׁמַע! בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה
מַכַּבִּי מוֹשִׁיעַ וּפוֹדֶה
וּבְיָמֵינוּ כָּל עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל יִתְאַחֵד, יָקוּם וְיִגָּאֵל
Mi yemaleil g’vurot Yisrael Otan mi yimneh?
Hein bechol dor yakum hagibor go-eil ha-am.
Sh’ma! Bayamim ha-heim, bazman hazeh,
Maccabi moshi’a ufodeh.
Uv-yameinu kol am Yisrael, yit-acheid, yakum veyiga-eil.
סֵבִיבוֹן סב סב סב
חנכּה הוא חג טוב
חנכּה הוא חג טוב
סֵבִיבוֹן סב סב סב
חַג שִׂמְחָה הוּא לַעָם
נֵס גָדוֹל הָיָה שָם
נֵס גָדוֹל הָיָה שָם
חַג שִׂמְחָה הוּא לַעָם
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov
Chanukah, hu chag tov
Chanukah, hu chag tov
Sevivon, sov, sov, sov!
Chag simcha hu la-am
Nes gadol haya sham
Nes gadol haya sham
Chag simcha hu la-am.