Thankful Thursday--Thank You Lord God For Giving Us Chanukkah!

Psalm 67, 75, 81, 92, 95, 96, 100, 103, 104,105, 109:30-31, 111, 112, 113, 118; Luke 17:11-19


We are walking in today:  Thankful Thursday--Thank You Lord God For Giving Us Chanukkah!

Fiveam family today we are doubly blessed by the Lord God Almighty!  He has brought us into His appointed times in His perfect time!  To be able to experience Thanksgiving and Chanukkah at the same time--that we would come to know the miracle of the dedication of the temple.  How the Jews in history fought to keep in practice the statues and ordinances given to them on Mount Siani.  How the Lord God Almighty did the same with fiveamprayer this very same year!  Bless His holy name!  We are a called apart people, a remnant those who He selected from the very beginning!  Even more are waking up to the truth--Adonai can not and will not be denied!  Let your light so shine!  Below is the information on lighting your Chanukkah candles and the prayers to say over them.  The first night was on 11/27 and only the two remaining prayers are to be said over the candles.  To hear this again click here.

One candle is added to the menorah each night. The first night, you light only the shammus (the one at a different height) and one Chanukkah candle. By the eighth night, you light all of the candles.

Candles should be added to the menorah from right to left (like Hebrew writing). See animation at right. The shammus candle is lit first. While holding the shammus candle, recite the following blessings. They are usually sung. You can hear the tune by clicking the music icon.

Blessing over Candles
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe
Who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us
to light the lights of Chanukkah. (Amen)
Blessing for Chanukkah
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe
Who performed miracles for our ancestors in those days at this time
Shehecheyanu (first night only)
Blessed are you, Lord, our God, sovereign of the universe

who has kept us alive, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this season (Amen)
After reciting the blessings, use the shammus to light the Chanukkah candles from right (newest to oldest). See animation at top.
Candles should be left burning until they go out on their own. They must burn for more than half an hour. Standard Chanukkah candles burn for about an hour.
http://www.jewfaq.org/prayer/chanukah.htm