| Basic Halachot | How many candles? (leave out שמש) | Pirsumei Nisa | Grab bag |
|---|---|---|---|
|
What is צאת הכוכבים.
Some have minhag to light shortly after שקיעה.
This is the ideal start time to light the Chanukiah.
|
What is 5.
A household of 5, lighting מהדרין on night number 3.
|
What is the בית כנסת.
We light here for pirsumei nisa (and with a bracha), even though no one fulfills mitzvah.
|
What is nothing. כבתה אין זקוק לה.
A person's obligation if his candles extinguish before 30 minutes have lapsed.
|
|
What is פלג המנחה.
This is the absolute earliest time to light the Chanukiah.
|
What is 1.
A household of 5, lighting נר איש וביתו on night number 3.
|
What is the ברכה of שעשה נסים.
This ברכה might indicate that Pirsumei Nisa is an essential component of the mitzvah of Ner Chanukah.
|
What is if he didn't light the first night?
Situation where a person will say שהחיינו on night number 2 of Chanukah.
|
|
What is עד שתכלה רגל מן השוק or until no one awake at home.
This is the end time for lighting the Chanukiah.
|
What is 8.
A Sefardic household of 5 lighting מהדרין מן המהדרין on night number 8.
|
What is the fact that an onlooker might erroneously think he is using the light for his own purpose.
This is the reason one does not fulfill the mitzvah of Ner Chanukah if one is holding the menorah.
|
What are Chanukah candles?
Shabbat candles and Chanukah candles, this comes first.
|
|
What is Shabbat candle.
Shabbat candle and Chanukah candle, this take priority (if you can only do one).
|
What is 40.
An Ashkenazic household of 5 lighting מהדרין מן המהדרין on night number 8.
|
What is פתח ביתו מבחוץ.
The most ideal place to light Nerot Chanukah.
|
What is Havdala. (unless you have minhag otherwise)
Havdala or Ner Chanukah, this comes first at home.
|
|
What is the ברכה of שעשה נסים.
This is referred to as ברכת הרואה.
|
What is מעלין בקודש ואין מורידין. (or כנגד ימים היוצאין)
The reason we increase candles each night.
|
What is תדיר ושאינו תדיר תדיר קודם.
This is the reason one might have (incorrectly) thought to give priority to kiddush wine over Chanukah candle.
|
What is the miracle of the פך שמן.
This miracle is not mentioned in Al Hanissim.
|
Support Us on Ko-fi