{"id":8672,"date":"2010-02-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-11T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=8672"},"modified":"2017-07-16T11:21:09","modified_gmt":"2017-07-16T08:21:09","slug":"05-11-08","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/05-11-08\/","title":{"rendered":"08. Al Ha-nisim<\/em>, Hallel<\/em>, and Torah Reading"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Sages instituted the holiday of \u0124anuka in order to thank and praise God for delivering Israel. For this purpose, they formulated the Al Ha-nisim<\/em> prayer, which we insert in the berakha<\/em> of thanksgiving in the Amida<\/em>. We also recite it in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, in second berakha <\/em>(Nodeh Lekha<\/em>). We do not, however, mention \u0124anuka in the berakha <\/em>of Me-ein Shalosh <\/em>(recited after eating grain products or the special fruits of Eretz Yisrael, or after drinking wine or grape juice). If one forgot to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in the Amida <\/em>or in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, he does not need to repeat it. If one remembers before concluding the berakha<\/em> in which Al Ha-nisim<\/em> is inserted, he should go back and recite it, unless he has already said God\u2019s name at the conclusion of the berakha<\/em> (sa 682:1). In such a case, though, it is proper to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> at the end of the Amida<\/em>, after all the berakhot<\/em>, because one may add as many supplications and expressions of thanks as one desires at that point. Similarly, one who forgot to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em> in Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em> should recite it after concluding the berakhot<\/em>, together with the Ha-Ra\u0125aman<\/em> paragraphs, where one may recite as many additional prayers as he desires (Rema 682:1, mb ad loc. <\/em>4).[7]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

It is a mitzva to recite the full Hallel<\/em>, with a berakha<\/em>, on all eight days of \u0124anuka (Arakhin<\/em> 10a). The halakha<\/em> states that whenever the Jewish people are in dire straits, such as when they are enslaved or under the threat of death, they must recite Hallel<\/em> when they are delivered (Pesa\u0125im<\/em> 117a, Megilat Ta\u2019anit<\/em> 9:2). The mitzva to recite the full Hallel<\/em>, with a berakha<\/em>, on all eight days of \u0124anuka attests to \u0124anuka\u2019s prominence. After all, we recite the full Hallel<\/em> on Pesa\u0125 only on the first day of the festival, while we recite it every day of \u0124anuka.[8]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

Women are exempt from reciting Hallel<\/em>, since it is a time-bound mitzva. Nonetheless, a woman who wants to recite Hallel<\/em> on \u0124anuka on her own volition fulfills a mitzva in doing so. According to Ashkenazic custom, as well as the custom of some Sephardim, she should even recite a berakha<\/em>, while according to many Sephardic poskim<\/em> she should not recite a berakha <\/em>(see Peninei Halakha: Laws of Women\u2019s Prayer<\/em> ch. 2 n. 10).<\/p>\n

The Sages also instituted a special Torah reading for \u0124anuka, which describes the offerings that the nesi\u2019im<\/em> brought to inaugurate the Mishkan<\/em>. Each day we read about one nasi<\/em>\u2019s offerings, and on the eighth day we begin with the eighth nasi<\/em> and read all the way through the section dealing with the Menora<\/em>, at the beginning of Parashat Be-ha\u2019alotekha<\/em> (Megilla<\/em> 30b, sa 684:1).<\/p>\n

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\n[7]<\/a>. Rabbeinu Tam maintains that if one did not yet step back at the end of the Amida<\/em>, he returns to the berakha<\/em> of Modim<\/em> in order to recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em>. The halakha<\/em>, however, does not follow this opinion. Rather, once one says God\u2019s name at the conclusion of the berakha<\/em>, he no longer goes back to repeat the berakha<\/em>; he should not even conclude the berakha<\/em> with the words lamdeini \u0125ukekha<\/em> (mb 294:7). Regarding Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em>, the Gemara (Shabbat<\/em> 24a) implies that reciting Al Ha-nisim<\/em> is merely a custom, not an obligation. Rashba and Ritva agree. Rambam, on the other hand, seems to maintain that one must recite it, and Or Zaru\u2019a<\/em> states that the masses have accepted it as an obligation. Raavya maintains that one must eat meals with bread on \u0124anuka and therefore one must repeat Birkat Ha-mazon<\/em> upon forgetting Al Ha-nisim<\/em>. However, according to the halakha<\/em>, if one did not recite Al Ha-nisim<\/em>, he should not go back to recite it.<\/p>\n

[8]<\/a>. We recite Hallel<\/em> on two different types of occasions: on festivals and in commemoration of miraculous salvation. The Gemara (Arakhin<\/em> 10b) explains that, we recite the full Hallel<\/em> all seven days of Sukkot because each day has distinct sacrificial offerings. On Pesa\u0125, however, the same offerings are brought every day. The reason we recite Hallel<\/em> on \u0124anuka is to commemorate the miraculous salvation, and we recite the full Hallel<\/em> all eight days because the miracle increased in greatness every day. This is also why we light an additional candle every night (Shibolei Ha-leket<\/em> \u00a7174, Beit Yosef<\/em> \u00a7483). It is clear that the primary basis for reciting Hallel<\/em> on \u0124anuka is the military victory, as the Gemara states in Arakhin<\/em> and Pesa\u0125im<\/em>, and as Rabbeinu Gershom posits. Nevertheless, it was the accompanying miracle of the oil that revealed the greatness of the victory. See above, 4:6, regarding whether reciting Hallel<\/em> is mandated by Torah law or rabbinically.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sages instituted the holiday of \u0124anuka in order to thank and praise God for delivering Israel. For this purpose, they formulated the Al Ha-nisim prayer, which we insert in the berakha of thanksgiving in the Amida. We also recite it in Birkat Ha-mazon, in second berakha (Nodeh Lekha). We do not, however, mention \u0124anuka […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-05-11"],"yoast_head":"\n08. 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