Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah

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Your residents will know the Yiddish version best!
Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah
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Face the menorah, so you can put the candles in the right place BEFORE you light them.
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Place a candle in the branch that is different than the other 8. This is the shamash , and will
be lit first every night. It may be in the middle, side, or top, but it will be different!
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Place a candle(s) on the far right (ONE on the first night; TWO on the second night, etc.)
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Light the shamash and (if it is a real candle) hold it while you recite the blessings.
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Recite the blessings (see page 4 & 5), or play them on a CD. There will be 3 blessings on the
first night (Wed. Nov. 27) ; 2 blessings on the other nights. Hanukkah ends 12/5 at sundown.
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Using the shamash, (if it is a candle) light the candles from left to right, lighting the newest
one first.
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Put the shamash (which is still burning) in its place.
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When using an electric menorah, you can leave it on throughout the holiday. Each night after
sundown you add (tighten) another bulb to the immediate left of the previous night’s.
Candle-lighting schedule for 2013 (light after sundown)
Thurs. Dec. 5
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Date (evening)
# of candles without shamash
Date (evening)
# of candles without shamash
Wed. Nov. 27
1
Sun. Dec. 1
5
Thurs. Nov. 28
2
Mon. Dec. 2
6
Fri. Nov. 29
3
Tues. Dec. 3
7
Sat. Nov. 30
4
Wed. Dec. 4
8
Holiday ends 12/5 at dark
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Music and Stories for Hanukkah
Music
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Rite Lite’s Hanukkah! Your Favorite Songs (available from ritelite.com)
The Western Wind’s The Jewish Experience—Hanukkah
The Klezmer Conservatory Band’s Oy Chanukah!
Books:
 A Different Light, the Hanukkah Book of Celebration, by Zion and Spectre
(Devora Publishing) -a wonderful resource book!
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Eight Tales for Eight Nights: Stories for Hanukkah, by Schram and
Rosman
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The Power of Light, by Isaac Bashevis Singer
Candle-lighting and songs for Hanukkah
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