The Talmud states that even a very poor person must light Chanukah candles even if he can’t afford it. A person with no money is required to go “knocking on doors” until he collects enough …

When we light the Chanukah candles today we are extensions of the Maccabees, lighting the Menorah in the rededicated Second Temple. In effect, we are continuing the lighting of the …

When I light, it is still the previous day for her. Should she light separately or should I wait two hours to light when it becomes night for her (and there are still plenty of people in the street …

Does facetime or Zoom work for pirsumei nisa? Specifically, if I get home late at night and my family is sleeping the halacha requires to wake someone up to have pirsumei nisa. Can I …

Calendar calculations and other historical sources indicate that the 25th of Kislev, the first day of Chanukah, fell on Shabbat that year. Therefore, they needed to light the menorah before …

The earliest source for lighting Shabbat candles is in the Talmud (Shabbat 25b): “Rav said that lighting a “ner” for Shabbat is an obligation.” Ner is Hebrew for a lamp or candle. This teaching …

A traditional pastime on Chanukah is playing with a “dreidel”, a four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter on each side. The Hebrew letters nun, gimmel, heh and shin begin the words in …

By lighting Shabbat candles, we are symbolically reintroducing life in to the world, because Shabbat brings with it an “extra soul” — called the neshama yeteira — for those that keep this …

In fact, this is another reason for waving the hands while lighting candles, besides the reason of blocking the light until after saying the blessing. Waving one’s hands in this manner is an act of …

Would it be mutar to place the menorah used for lighting Chanukah candles on a “Hanukkah Glass Menorah Drip Tray” https://www.amazon.com/Rite-Lite-Tempered-Glass …