What happens when Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah coincide? Why not nine days of Chanukah? More reasons why we light in synagogue.

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Convergence and Kindness

When do we light candles Saturday night? Why do some women have custom of not working during the time the candles burn? Being Mindful of the lighting practice. What happens if you are traveling? What if one spouse is away and one is at home? What about lighting candles at someone else’s home, or at the mall, do I still light at home? Story: Lighting late at night in Warsaw.

Where the Light ? Shines Brightest

Do we exchange gifts? What do we do with the leftover oil? Using leftover oil for healing?! Why don’t we use the light of the menorah again? Light on or off at home? Why fried foods? What’s the deeper reason we celebrate?

Deeper Reasons ?for Celebration ?

What’s a shamash got to do with it? Why do we light in synagogue? What does a mourner do with candle-lighting? Does everyone light? What are special plans for lighting before Shabbat? Do Shabbat candles or Hanukkah candles come first? Why 36 candles?

Keeping the Fire ? Burning

How to place the candles? What order to light them? What blessings do we use? Are there times when we are not permitted to light? What constitutes the mitzvah of lighting? What if the candles blow out? In a place where you can’t light candles? Why is this so technical?

Holy Technique

How low or high do we light? How close the candles be? What constitutes a separate light? When do we light? How long do they need to stay ?? What happens if you didn’t get a chance to light until late? Why are there different ways of saying the blessing?

How to Get lit ? on Hanukkah

On Chanukah we do the mitzvah to the max, what does that mean? What kind of menorah? Where to light it ideally? Does everyone light?

Hidden Light of Creation

What’s are the best lights for Chanukah? What is the light of Chanukah? How do miracles come about?

Lighting the Lights

Why do we have Chanukah? Why eight nights? We begin our study of the customs origins and meanings of this beloved holiday looking into the Shulchan Aruch.

What is the origin of the Eight Nights of Chanukah?

I ❤️Chanukah (Trailer)

Study along with Rabbi Yonah the origins customs laws and deeper meanings of Hanukkah.

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I ❤️Chanukah

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