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'''Menorah/Chanukkiya'''
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* [[Chanukah candle lighting| Candle lighting]]
In the time of the second Bet Hamikdash, the Greek kings made decrees against the Jews in order to make them forget Torah and Judaism. They broke into the Bet Hamikdash and defiled it until Hashem had mercy on the Jews and saved them. The salvation came through the Chashmonaim who were victorious over the Greeks and served as Cohanim Gedolim. They returned to the Beit Hamikdash and only found one pure flask of oil which was enough to light for only one day. A miracle occurred and it lasted eight days. The Rabbis established a holiday, beginning on the 25th of Kislev (the day they found the flask) for eight days of festivity and joy called Chanukah.<ref> [[Shabbat]] 21b, Rambam Chanukah 3:1-3, Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Berura 570:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:1</ref> Below are various articles related to the halachot of Chanukah:
* [[Placement of the Chanuka Candles]]
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* [[Earliest and Latest time to light Chanuka Candles]]
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* [[Lighting Chanuka Candles on Friday afternoon]]
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* [[Lighting in Shul|Lighting Chanuka Candles in Shul]]
! '''Chanukah Candles''' !! '''[[Hallel]] And Other Minhagim'''
* [[Doing an activity before lighting Chanuka Candles]]
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* [[Lighting Chanukah Candles]]
* [[Placement of the Chanukah Candles]]
* [[Where Does a Guest Light Chanuka Candles?]]
* [[Earliest and Latest time to light Chanukah Candles]]
* [[Lighting Chanukah Candles on Friday afternoon]]
* [[Lighting in Shul|Lighting Chanukah Candles in Shul]]
* [[Doing an activity before lighting Chanukah Candles]]
* [[Leftover oil and wicks]]
* [[Leftover oil and wicks]]
* [[Kosher oil, wicks, and candles for Chanuka Candles]]
* [[Having a kosher Chanukia]]
* [[A poor person lighting Chanuka Candles]]
* [[Kosher oil, wicks, and candles for Chanukah Candles]]
* [[A poor person lighting Chanukah Candles]]  
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* [[Chizuk for Chanukah]]
* [[Hallel of Chanukah]]
* [[Al Hanissim on Chanukah]]
* [[Mourning and Fasting on Chanukah]]
* [[Minhagim of Chanukah]]
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[http://www.halachipedia.com/documents/5774/Chanukah_Packet.pdf Chanukah Packet]
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'''Other'''
==Sources==
* [[Hallel of Chanuka]]
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* [[Mourning and Fasting on Chanuka]]
 
* [[Foods on Chanuka]]
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Latest revision as of 07:52, 19 November 2023

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In the time of the second Bet Hamikdash, the Greek kings made decrees against the Jews in order to make them forget Torah and Judaism. They broke into the Bet Hamikdash and defiled it until Hashem had mercy on the Jews and saved them. The salvation came through the Chashmonaim who were victorious over the Greeks and served as Cohanim Gedolim. They returned to the Beit Hamikdash and only found one pure flask of oil which was enough to light for only one day. A miracle occurred and it lasted eight days. The Rabbis established a holiday, beginning on the 25th of Kislev (the day they found the flask) for eight days of festivity and joy called Chanukah.[1] Below are various articles related to the halachot of Chanukah:

Chanukah Candles Hallel And Other Minhagim

Chanukah Packet

Sources

  1. Shabbat 21b, Rambam Chanukah 3:1-3, Shulchan Aruch and Mishna Berura 570:1, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:1
( V | T ) The Jewish Holidays Matzah.jpg
Elul/Tishrei
Chodesh Elul - Rosh Hashana - Aseret Yimei Teshuva - Yom Kippur - Sukkot - Shemini Aseret - Simchat Torah
Kislev/Shvat/Adar
Chanukah - Tu BiShevat - Purim - Purim Katan
Nissan/Iyar/Sivan
Pesach - Yom HaAtzmaut - Lag BaOmer - Sefirat HaOmer - Shavuot
Tammuz/Av
Three Weeks - Nine Days - Tisha BeAv - Tu BeAv
Misc.
Yom Tov - Chol HaMoed - Rosh Chodesh - Fast Days