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SUMMARY:Happy Chanukah!
DESCRIPTION:The eight days of Chanukah 5784 begin with the lighting of the 
 first candle on Thursday evening\, Dec. 7.\nChanukah\, the Festival of Lig
 hts is a celebration of the victory of the Maccabees and the rededication 
 of the Jerusalem Temple. It also commemorates the miracle of the oil that 
 burned for eight days.\n\nThe kindling of the lights is the most significa
 nt ceremony of the Festival.\n\n• The Chanukiah candles should be kindle
 d after nightfall. The Chanukiah should be placed near the window for publ
 ic view.\n• On Friday night the Chanukiah candles are kindled BEFORE nig
 htfall and BEFORE the Sabbath candles. On Saturday night\, they are kindle
 d AFTER the conclusion of Shabbat.\n• On the first night\, place one can
 dle in the Chanukiah at the extreme right. Light the Shamash and recite th
 e blessing. With the Shamash\, light the candle in the Chanukiah. Add one 
 candle each night of the holiday. The candles in the Chanukiah are placed 
 from right to left\, and are kindled from left to right.\n\nChanukah Candl
 e Blessings\n(recited after the Shamash is lit\, but before the other cand
 les are kindled)\nBaruch Ata Adonai Eloheynu Melech Ha’olam\, asher kid
 ’shanu b’mitzvotav\, vitzivanu l’hadlik nayr shel Chanukah.\nBlessed
  are You\, Adonai our Gd\, who has sanctified us with Your commandments an
 d commanded us to kindle the light of Chanukah.\n\nBaruch Ata Adonai Elohe
 ynu Melech Ha’olam\, she’asa ni’sim la’avotaynu ba’ya’mim ha
 ’haym ba’zman ha-zeh.\nBlessed are You\, Adonai our Gd\, who performed
  miracles for our ancestors in days of old in this time of the year.\n\nOn
  the first night only:\nBaruch Ata Adonai Eloheynu Melech Ha’olam\, she-
 he-che-ya-nu\, v’ki-y’manu-nu\, v’hi-gi-a-nu la’zman ha-zeh.\nBles
 sed are You\, Adonai our Gd\, who has kept us alive\, sustained us and per
 mitted us to celebrate this season.\n\nChanukah Traditions\nPotato latkes 
 are a favorite Chanukah food among Jews throughout the world\, but in Isra
 el\, doughnuts are equally popular. Both\, being deep-fried\, are symbolic
  of the cruse of oil which miraculously burned for eight days.\n\nIn Easte
 rn Europe a tradition developed for families to assemble on the fifth nigh
 t of Chanukah\, at which time gelt (money) was distributed to the children
 . In more recent times\, the custom has developed of giving children gifts
  in addition to or in place of gelt.\n\nThe dreidel is a four-sided top wi
 th one Hebrew letter on each side. These stand for the Hebrew words\, “A
  Great Miracle Happened There”. The game is played by spinning the dreid
 el and seeing which letter is face up when it stops.\n\nCard playing on Ch
 anukah is a tradition that began in the Middle Ages among older yeshiva st
 udents. It was\, and remains\, an expression of the joy of the holiday and
  respite from study and hard work. The tradition continues to this day.\n\
 nChanukkah Blessings and Song Booklet with transliteration\n\nChanukkah Bl
 essings and Song Booklet \n\n&nbsp\;
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