Chanukah Candle Lighting Guide Chanukah Lighting GuideChanukah HANUKKAH2018 ChanukahHanukkahlasts lasts for for 8 nights, 8 nights, and and on oneach each night, night, we light Chanukah 2019 lasts for 8 nights, and on each night, we light onewe more light candle one more than candlethe night than before. the night Arrange before. the lights 2018 one more candle than the night before. Arrange the lights in yourArrangein your chanukiyah hanukkiyah the lightseach each in your nightnight hanukkiyah startingstarting with with theeach the rightmost rightmostnight Night 1 night 1 Sunday branches,startingbranches, andwith and the thethe shamash shamashrightmost (helper) branches, light light in and inits its place. the place. Sunday shamash (helper) light in its place. Dec. 2 Dec. 22 PlacePlace the the chanukiyah hanukkiyahwhere where many people people can can see see it, it, Place the hanukkiyah where many people can see it, ideallyideally near near a windowa window or or door.door. ideally near a window or door. night 2 Night 2 Monday Monday (On(On the the Shabbat Shabbat of of Chanukah, Chanukah, kindlekindle the the Hanukkah Chanukah lights Dec. 3 Onfirst the and Shabbat then the Shabbatof Chanukah, candles.) kindle the Hanukkah Dec. 23 lightslights first first and andthen then the Shabbatthe Shabbat candles.) candles. Light the Shamash - the helper candle - first using it to night 3 LightLightkindle the the Shamashthe Shamashrest of the- the –Hanukkah the helper helper lights;candle candle say - firstor – sing: using using it it toto Tuesday Night 3 kindlekindle the the rest rest of theof theChanukah Hanukkah lights; lights; say sayor sing: or sing: Dec. 4 Tuesday Dec. 24

night 4 Wednesday בָּרוּ� אַ תָּ ה יי אֱ�הֵינּוּ מֶ לֶ ְך הָ ע ֹו לָ ם Dec. 5 Night 4 Wednesday אֲ שֶׁ ר קִ דְּ שָׁ נּוּבָּרוּ� ְ בּאַ מִ תָּ ְֹצ ו התָ י יי ו וְצִוָנּוּאֱ�הֵינּוּלְהַדְ מֶ לֶ ְךלִיק הָ נֵרע ֹו שֶׁ לָ לםחֲנּוכָּה Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, Dec. 25 אֲ שֶׁ ר קִ .Chanukahדְּ שָׁ shelנּוּ ְבּ nerמִ ְֹצ ו תָ י l'hadlik ו וְצִוָנּוּv'tsivanu לְהַדְ לִיקb'mitzvotav נֵר שֶׁ לkid'shanu חֲנּוכָּהasher Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world, night 5 Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, Thursday asher kid'shanuwho sanctifies b'mitzvotav us with mitzvot, v'tsivanu commanding l'hadlik ner us shelto kindle Chanukah. Dec. 6 Blessed are You,the Adonai Hanukkah our God, lights. Ruler of the world, Night 5 Thursday who sanctifies us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle Dec. 26 night 6 בָּרוּ� אַ תָּ ה.lights יי anukahאֱ�הֵינּוּ מֶ Chלֶ ְךtheהָ ע ֹו לָ ם Friday Dec. 7 שֶׁ עָ שָׂ ה נִסִּ ים לַאֲבֹותֵינּו בַּ י ָמִ ים הָהֵם בַּ זְּמַ ן הַזֶּה Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, Night 6 בָּרוּ� אַ תָּ ה יי אֱ�הֵינּוּ מֶ לֶ ְך הָ ע ֹו לָ ם she-asah nisim laavoteinu v'imoteinu Friday שֶׁ עָ שָׂ ה נִסִּ ים.baz'man hazeh לַאֲבֹותֵינּו בַּ י ָמִ hahaeimים הָהֵם בַּ bayamimזְּמַ ן הַזֶּה night 7 Dec. 27 BaruchBlessed atah,are You, Adonai Adonai Eloheinu, our God, Ruler Melech of the haolam, world, who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in days of old Saturday she-asah nisim laavoteinu v'imoteinu Dec. 8 at this season. bayamim hahaeim baz'man hazeh. Night 7 Blessed are You,For Adonai first night our God,only: Ruler of the world, who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors in days of old night 8 Saturday Sunday Dec. 28 בָּרוּ� אַ תָּ ה יי אֱ�הֵינּוּ מֶ לֶ ְך הָ ע ֹו לָ ם at this season. Dec. 9 שֶׁ הֶ חֱ י ָנּו וְ קִ י ְמָ נּו וְהִגִּעָנּו לַ זְּמַ ן הַזֶּה Baruch atah,For Adonai first Eloheinu, night only: Melech haolam, shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higianu laz'man hazeh. Night 8 of the world, Sundayבָּרוּ� אַ תָּ Ruler ה יי ,our God אֱ�הֵינּוּ מֶ Adonaiלֶ ְך הָ ,You ע ֹו areלָ םBlessed for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us Dec. 29 שֶׁ הֶ חֱ י ָנּו וְ קִ י ְמָ .season נּוthis וְהִגִּעָנּוreach לַ toזְּמַ ן הַזֶּה Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higianu laz'man hazeh. Happy Chanukah! Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of the world, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us 4 PAGE 9 to reach this season.

4 PAGE 13 All About the The word dreidel derives from a German word meaning “spinning top,” and is the toy used in a Chanukah game adapted from an old German gambling game. (Historically, Chanukah was one of the few times of the year when rabbis permitted games of chance.) The four sides of the top bear four Hebrew letters: nun, gimel, hei, and shin. Players begin by putting into a central pot or “kitty” a certain number of coins, foil-wrapped chocolate disks known as gelt (Yiddish term for money), nuts, buttons, or other small objects. Each player in turn spins the Ner Shel Tzedakah: dreidel and proceeds as follows: Candle of Righteousness Chanukah has traditionally been a time of giving gifts and/or gelt (money) to children. In Eastern Europe, children were dismissed from school early to enjoy their small bit of pocket money and have some time off during the holiday. This tradition of gift giving and receiving has magnified over the years. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for families to give ever larger presents each night of the holiday. NUN – TAKE NOTHING נ Just as Jews in the time of the wrestled with the GIMEL – TAKE EVERYTHING ג extent to which they should allow Greek culture to influence HEI – TAKE HALF ה their lives, so, too, do North American Jews wrestle with the SHIN – PUT ONE IN ש extent to which we should allow secular culture to influence our lives. This culture of commercialism undermines the true meaning of our celebration. Over time, the letters on the dreidel were reinterpreted to Ner Shel Tzedakah ("Candle of Righteousness") is a project stand for the first letter of each word in the Hebrew state- in which families and individuals devote the sixth night of ment “Neis gadol hayah sham,” which means “A great Chanukah to learning about the problem of poverty. They miracle happened there” and refers to the defeat of the donate the value of the gifts (or the gifts themselves) that Syrian army and the re-dedication of the Temple. In , one otherwise would be exchanged on that night to organizations letter on the dreidel differs from those used in the rest of the that assist the poor, locally or globally. By making donations world. The shin has been replaced with a pei, transforming on the sixth night of Chanukah, families help the Jewish the Hebrew statement into “Neis gadol hayah po,” which candle of righteousness glow brightly for those in need. Don’t means “A great miracle happened here.” let the light go out! Traditional Foods for Chanukah A Blessing for the Sixth ( pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly ) – foods cooked in oil – are customarily eaten during Chanukah Night of Chanukah and serve as a symbol of the legend of the jar of oil that Baruch Ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech Haolam, lasted for eight days. In Israel, pastry shops specialize in Asher Kidshanu B'mitzvotav, V'limdeinu L'Hadlik creating delicious and creative sufganiyot. Also popular are Ner Shel Tzedakah bimuelos ( puffs), (North African yeast Blessed are You, Eternal, our God, who makes us holy doughnuts), and keftes de prasas (fried leek patties). through the performance of Mitzvot, and inspires us to light the Candle of Righteousness. As we light this "Ner Shel Tzedakah" tonight, we pray that its light will shine into the dark corners of our world, bringing relief to those suffering from the indignity and pain that accompany poverty. May our act of giving inspire others to join with us in the fight against the scourge of hunger, homelessness, need and want. Together, let us raise our voices to cry out for justice, and may that clarion call burst through the night's silence and declare that change must come.

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