Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim · Siman 676

Shulchan Arukh Orach Chayim 676 — English translation

Translation: Sefaria Community Translation. Section numbers match the Hebrew text above.

1. 1The Order of the Blessing and Lighting, Has 5 Sections: The person who lights on the first night makes three blessings: "l'hadlik ner chanukah (to light Chanukah candles)" and "sh'asah nissim (who did miracles)" and "shehechiyanu (that we were sustained)". If they did not remember the blessing pertaining to time (i.e. the "shehechiyanu") on the first night, they can make that blessing on the second night or whenever they remember.
2. 2After the first night they make only two blessing, "l'hadlik (to light)" and "sh'asah nissim (who did miracles)". Rema: And they should say all of the blessings before they begin to light (Mahari"l).
3. 3Whoever didn't light, and isn't going to be lighting that night, and also their household didn't light on their behalf, when they see a chanukah candle they should make the single blessing of "sh'asah nissim (who made miracles)" and if it's on the first night, they should also say the blessing of "shehechiyanu (for sustaining us)" and if on the second or third night they can light themselves, they do not repeat the blessing of "shehchiyanu (for sustaining us)"
4. 4After you light, you say "HaNeirot Halalu anu madlikin al hateshuot v'al hanisim v'al haniflaot... (These Candles that we light because of the redemptions and because of the miracles and because of the wonders...)" etc.
5. 5On the first night you start lighting with the right-most candle, and on the second night when you add a single candle next to it you should start and you should bless on the candle that was added which is more to the left, in order that you should turn to the right. And so too on the third night when you add an additional candle to the existing two candles you begin with what was most recently added and from there you begin the blessing. And afterwards, you turn to the right, and accordingly on every subsequent night you always make the blessing on the added candle, because this added candle teaches us about the miracle, and with each additional day there was more of a miracle.

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