phyncke | On the second night....

Each night, along with last night's posted prayer you say a few other prayers. Here is another one that you say before you light the candles.

Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha-olam, she-asah nisim la-avoteinu, bayamim haheim, (u)baz'man hazeh.

Translation: "Praised are You, Lord our God, King of the universe, Who performed wondrous deeds for our ancestors, in those days, at this season."

Here is my menorah from tonight. Center candle lit and then I lit two candles symbolizing the two days. Tomorrow I will post more on this ritual for you. You use the center candle to light the others from right to left.

Now I will be honest. I only actually say the lighting of the Hanukkah candles prayer not all the others. I am posting all the prayers gradually to be factoid-ish here. I am not really religious, I am more of a cultural/historical Jew-type. This king-of-the-universe stuff is not really me.

So Happy Hanukkah all of you...

My candles have all burnt out but it looked really pretty while it was going.