{"id":25552,"date":"2017-12-15T02:43:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T00:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyzohar.com\/?p=25552"},"modified":"2020-11-17T05:08:22","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T03:08:22","slug":"the-spiritual-side-of-hanukkah-customs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?p=25552","title":{"rendered":"The spiritual side of Hanukkah customs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happyhanukkah-300x144.png\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" class=\"wp-image-25553 size-medium alignnone\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happyhanukkah-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happyhanukkah.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\"\/><br>\n&nbsp;<br>\nQuick rules for a better connection to the awesome light of Hanukkah.<br>\nBest time to light the Hanukkah menorah is immediately after sundown but anytime later is okay.<br>\nBest to position it by the main door, inside the home. The flames of the Hanukkah should be about 80 cm or 32 inches high from floor. It&rsquo;s about the standard heights of a table. DO NOT risk having accidental fire, especially when you have small kids at home. Safety first!<br>\nIt&rsquo;s important to light with other people (to show and share the story of the miracles), not alone. Gather around the entire household. You may invite neighbor(s). If you have no people to invite, then light the candles by the window where people pass and could see the candles.<br>\nOil candles are better than others, oil and wick should make a nice and clear flame. Olive oil usually has nicer flame but any type of oil is okay.<br>\nAfter oil, all kind of candles is okay.<br>\nElectrical or gas flames are okay for decoration and be used without blessings. They do not connect you to the light of the Hanukkah.<br>\nOne candle a day is sufficient to fulfil the precept but in order to make a better connection to the Light, we want to increase the number of candles and add a candle every day.<br>\nSet the candles in the Hanukkah menorah from right to left. Light the leftmost candle (for current day) first then the &lsquo;Sahamash&rsquo;<br>\nIt&rsquo;s good to stay half an hour or more by the candle watching them and meditate on personal wish. It&rsquo;s a holiday of light and it&rsquo;s good to keep many lights on at home for the aspect of light attracts Light and a way to express our desire for the light.<br>\nWe are at the last week of the month of Kislev that is the aspect of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yessod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yessod is the sefira that delivers light, and nourishments that sustain life in the world. Joseph is the chariot (vehicle) for the sefira of Yessod. He controlled the sustenance of Egypt and the world, and he is a channel of sustenance.We connect to Yessod through studies, Tzedaka, and Tzadikim.Friday is Yessod of the week. Kislev is Yessod of the months.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yessod\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yessod<\/a>, righteous, Tzedakah.<br>\nGive Tzedakah to open the channels of <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Yessod&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Yessod is the sefira that delivers light, and nourishments that sustain life in the world. Joseph is the chariot (vehicle) for the sefira of Yessod. He controlled the sustenance of Egypt and the world, and he is a channel of sustenance.We connect to Yessod through studies, Tzedaka, and Tzadikim.Friday is Yessod of the week. Kislev is Yessod of the months.&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=yessod\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Yessod<\/a> and reveal greater light in your life. It will manifest in all aspects especially in easing up the Tikkun process and open channels of sustenance.<br>\nErev <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Rosh Chodesh&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Hebrew &amp;quot;&#1512;&#1488;&#1513; &#1495;&#1493;&#1491;&#1513;,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Rosh Chodesh,&amp;quot; literally means &amp;quot;the head of the month,&amp;quot; new moon.The first day of the Hebrew month. The day of the new moon or immediately after. When the new moon starts on the last day of the month, we celebrate two days of Rosh Chodesh. In such a case, the second day is always the first day of the new month.On Rosh Chodesh, a new light appears in the world, and as the celestial element closer to earth, we are strongly affected by its position to other planets and distance from earth.It&amp;#039;s a positive day, and we make more studies and spiritual connections to draw greater Light on this day. In the Holy Temple, the priest sacrificed a goat to give the other side something to get busy with while we benefit from the Light revealed on that day. It&amp;#039;s a good day to give Tzedakah and light candles for Tzadikim. Even if there is no hilulah of Tzadikim on that day, some have the custom to light a candle for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness to receive protection and miracles during the coming month&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=rosh-chodesh-2\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Rosh Chodesh<\/a> is the night of the sixth candle. Light a 24 hours candle for all the Tzadikim before you light the menorah, and give tzedakah for a higher connection and support of your prayers.<br>\nThe nights of the seventh and eighth candles are <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Rosh Chodesh&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Hebrew &amp;quot;&#1512;&#1488;&#1513; &#1495;&#1493;&#1491;&#1513;,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Rosh Chodesh,&amp;quot; literally means &amp;quot;the head of the month,&amp;quot; new moon.The first day of the Hebrew month. The day of the new moon or immediately after. When the new moon starts on the last day of the month, we celebrate two days of Rosh Chodesh. In such a case, the second day is always the first day of the new month.On Rosh Chodesh, a new light appears in the world, and as the celestial element closer to earth, we are strongly affected by its position to other planets and distance from earth.It&amp;#039;s a positive day, and we make more studies and spiritual connections to draw greater Light on this day. In the Holy Temple, the priest sacrificed a goat to give the other side something to get busy with while we benefit from the Light revealed on that day. It&amp;#039;s a good day to give Tzedakah and light candles for Tzadikim. Even if there is no hilulah of Tzadikim on that day, some have the custom to light a candle for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness to receive protection and miracles during the coming month&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=rosh-chodesh-2\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Rosh Chodesh<\/a> Tevet (Capricorn). It makes is a powerful <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Rosh Chodesh&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Hebrew &amp;quot;&#1512;&#1488;&#1513; &#1495;&#1493;&#1491;&#1513;,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Rosh Chodesh,&amp;quot; literally means &amp;quot;the head of the month,&amp;quot; new moon.The first day of the Hebrew month. The day of the new moon or immediately after. When the new moon starts on the last day of the month, we celebrate two days of Rosh Chodesh. In such a case, the second day is always the first day of the new month.On Rosh Chodesh, a new light appears in the world, and as the celestial element closer to earth, we are strongly affected by its position to other planets and distance from earth.It&amp;#039;s a positive day, and we make more studies and spiritual connections to draw greater Light on this day. In the Holy Temple, the priest sacrificed a goat to give the other side something to get busy with while we benefit from the Light revealed on that day. It&amp;#039;s a good day to give Tzedakah and light candles for Tzadikim. Even if there is no hilulah of Tzadikim on that day, some have the custom to light a candle for Rabbi Meir Baal Haness to receive protection and miracles during the coming month&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=rosh-chodesh-2\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Rosh Chodesh<\/a>. The Light of Hanukkah gives this month (Capricorn) strength, ambition, determination, achievement and power to manifest. You can have great support for that with proper connections.<br>\nWhen you don&rsquo;t know how to pray, give tzedakah to your favorite channels of spiritual support (split your Tzedakah\/Tithe to several) and use your own words to express your wish.<br>\n<strong>The Dreidel<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dreidel.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dreidel-300x155.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"93\" class=\"wp-image-25572 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dreidel-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/dreidel.jpg 312w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\"\/><\/a>The Greeks forbid the Jews to have Torah studies and gatherings for study. To disguise their studies, kids used to come together and play the dreidel while learning Torah.<br>\nLater in Europe, Jews made the dreidel in a cube shape and added the letters &#1504; &#1490; &#1492; &#1513; . These letters are the Hebrew initials for &ldquo;A great miracle happened there (in the holy land)&rdquo;. The numerical value is 358 that is equal to the word Mashiach, expressing their desire to see Mashaich and the end the exile.<br>\n<strong>Sufganiyot, Donuts, Latkes<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SUFGANIYOT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SUFGANIYOT.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"85\" height=\"114\" class=\"wp-image-25571 alignleft\"\/>&nbsp;<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/LATKES.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/LATKES.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"135\" height=\"90\" class=\"wp-image-25570 alignnone\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/SUFGANIYOT.jpg\"><\/a>These foods are fried in oil as symbols to the miracle with the oil of the Menorah in the Holy Temple. A meal is not part of Hanukkah connection like in other holidays. It&rsquo;s not a spiritual tool like meal in the Sukkah in Sukkot or eating Matzah in Passover.<br>\n<strong>Gifts, Money, Hanukkah Gelt<\/strong><br>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/GIFTS.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"alignleft\" width=\"144\" height=\"102\"\/><br>\nThe custom of giving gifts is a &lsquo;borrowed&rsquo; custom from another holiday that is celebrate around the world during this time of the year. It is not common in <a class=\"glossaryLink\" aria-describedby=\"tt\" data-cmtooltip=\"&lt;div class=glossaryItemTitle&gt;Israel&lt;\/div&gt;&lt;div class=glossaryItemBody&gt;Israel - The name that was given to Jacob after he overcomes the angel of the other-side (Genesis 35:10).The children of Israel, Israelites that have souls with the ability to connect to the three columns of the Tree of Life.Jacob, Israel is the center column, Tiferet that unifies the Right and the Left.Zeir Anpin is also called Israel because the middle point is Tiferet, Jacob connects upper Leah, and lower, Rachel.&#1513;&#1497;&#1512; - &#1488;&#1500;&#1497;&#1513;&#1512; &#1488;&#1500;&#1500;&#1497; - &#1512;&#1488;&#1513;&amp;amp;nbsp;&lt;\/div&gt;\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/?glossary=israel\" data-gt-translate-attributes=\"[{&quot;attribute&quot;:&quot;data-cmtooltip&quot;, &quot;format&quot;:&quot;html&quot;}]\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\">Israel<\/a>. It&rsquo;s okay to give symbolic gifts with the consciousness of sharing.<br>\nThe custom of giving money became giving gifts because the receiver expresses his desire to receive for the self and the aspect of Tzedakah was forgotten by most people. The chocolate coins is a corruption of the original custom and the a true connection to the Light of Hanukkah. Teaching the kids from young age to give Tzedakah would help them establish greater channels of success in their lives.<br>\nIt is good to give them few small coins to put in a Tzedakah box every Friday before lighting the Shabbat candles.<br>\n<strong>Links to studies about Hanukkah.<\/strong><br>\nYou may post questions in the comments section below.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-1\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-1\/<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-2\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-2\/<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-3\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/hanukkah-its-more-than-a-miracle-part-3\/<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/special-articles\/hanukkah-lights-and-lights-and-lights\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/special-articles\/hanukkah-lights-and-lights-and-lights\/<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/revelations-of-light-for-hanukah\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/revelations-of-light-for-hanukah\/<\/a><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/daily-zohar-1446\/\" class=\"broken_link\">https:\/\/staging.dailyzohar.com\/daily-zohar-1446\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; Quick rules for a better connection to the awesome light of Hanukkah. Best time to light the Hanukkah menorah is immediately after sundown but anytime later is okay. Best to position it by the main door, inside the home. The flames of the Hanukkah should be about 80 cm or 32 inches high [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[11025,11034,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-hanukkah","category-kislev","category-main","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v21.5 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The spiritual side of Hanukkah customs - Daily Zohar<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The spiritual side of Hanukkah customs\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"&nbsp; &nbsp; Quick rules for a better connection to the awesome light of Hanukkah. 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