Chanukah is our festival of lights, a beautiful celebration of light triumphing over darkness. For eight nights we light the chanukiah to commemorate the miracle that occurred when the Holy Temple was desecrated and later rededicated in Jerusalem. Together with our loved ones, we celebrate strength, resilience, hope, and healing. For all eight nights of Chanukah, Temple Israel sparks light into our homes, communities, and the world.
Spread the Light: Opportunities for 8 Nights of Giving
Soles for all Souls
- Please bring new socks and slippers in all sizes for Chanukah! Temple Israel in partnership with Thrifty Threads, our friends at United Parish. The donation box is in the atrium through December.
Tzedakah Row
- Support the organizations we selected this year for our Tzedakah Row. Each year we select several organizations to support through our communal tzedakah effort. Please consider a donation into one of the tzedakah boxes in the Atrium. This year’s partners all pursue righteous impact in areas of interest and action for our Temple Israel community.
Support Israel
- Support Israel by donating to any of these funds.
Refugee Resettlement Fund
- Support Temple Israel’s Refugee Resettlement Fund (select it from the drop down menu)
Chanukah at Temple Israel
Chanukah Resources
Chanukah Blessings
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיווְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חֲנֻכָּה
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, asher kid’shanu b’mitzvotav
v’tsivanu l’hadlik ner shel Chanukah
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who hallows us with mitzvot,
commanding us to kindle the Chanukah lights
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בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בִּזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, she-asah nisim laavoteinu v’imoteinu
bayamim hahaeim baz’man hazeh
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who performed wondrous deeds
for our ancestors in days of old at this season
—
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה אֲדֹנָי אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לִזְּמַן הַזֶּה
Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech haolam, shehecheyanu v’kiy’manu v’higiyanu laz’man hazeh
Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who has kept us alive, sustained us,
and brought us to this season