dates
date of hannukah
כה כסלו
what do you do to thank hashem on hannuka
you thank and praise him for all the miracles and publicize the miracles
when did the miracle of hannuka happen?
during the time of the second BH/כה כסלו
when do we say הוֹדאה?
על הנסימ in בּרכת המזוֹנ
generations through Dorot adam- noach
0-1056
date of Rosh hashana
א-בּ תשׁרי
how do we publicize the miracle of hannukah
we light candles every evening in our shuls and home
what was the purpose of the greeks?
to get rid of the uniqueness of Judaism
when do we say hallel
on all 8 days we say the whole Hallel in our tefila
what year was the mabul
1656
date of som gedalia
ג תשׂרי
who is obligated to light the menorah
everyone meaning men,women and children the candles are lit by one of the members of the house
in the Ashkenazim custom each person in the house lights there own menorah.
what are the 3 main misvot that antiyochus uprooted from bny and why?
1. shabbat- evidence that there's a creator of the world
2.hodesh-to prevent bny from observing their holidays
3.mila- it is a sign between bny and goyim
how many blessing do we say on the first night?
3
what year was Yaakov aveenu
2048
date of succot
טו תשׁרי
how do we know when to light?
when the 3 stars come out
who where the Jews that dressed and behaved like greeks called?
מתיוּנימ
whats the purpose of lighting hannukah candles with a blessing?
to publicize the miracle
what year was Yosef hasadik
2199
date of shemini aseret
כב תשׂרי
how long do the candles need to be lit for?
at least half an hour
what was the miracle of hannuka
bny found the BH empty and burned so they mourned so they decided to purify the BH and build a new altar and menorah, but they had barley any oil for the menorah to last all 8 days of hannuka but it lasted all 8 days.
is it good to relight your candles without a blessing?
yes
year of yaakov aveenu
2108