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8 Kavanos For Hadlakas Ner Chanuka

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the Mitzvah of doesn't take a lot of time the duration of the performance of the Mitzvah is brief it only takes a few moments it's best to keep the candle on the wick at least long enough so that whatever part of the wick will burn burns from you holding the candle on the wick and not just spreading to it but that only takes a few seconds one can nevertheless Elevate this Mitzvah greatly with the following kavan to enhance the performance of the Mitzvah number one and this comes along with a special graphic listing eight cavanas to have when you light them the most important kav is to be theah like commanded even though is when it comes to we but when it comes to there's a says one would not be required to have kavana means when you do a mitzah you have to have the specific kavana that you intend to fulfill a Mitzvah the says this is not necessary byah the says no even by you have to have kavana the M says by MIT one must have kav so that's the first to have theah of to listen to the to light the Mana number two you're lighting the Mana as an expression of gratitude this is essential you know if you look in the the says they made saying Hal and thanking Hashem conspicuously absent is the MIT of lighting the Mana if you look at how the ramifies this the r says the does list lighting the Mana but he doesn't speak about thanking Hashem says say the gar is telling you the purpose of the Mitzvah the Rah is telling you the act of the Mitzvah the purpose of the Mitzvah is to thank hash the act of the Mitzvah is to light the man meaning if one merely lights the man and does not think he's lighting the Min to thank Hashem says he's missing the main part of the Mitzvah says he has not fulfilled his obligation so the second kavana is you're liting the Mana to thank Hashem kavana number three writes before you do any Mitzvah it's ideal to have a thought of chuva this way the Mitzvah is performed in the highest state the third kavana is chuva then kavana 4 5 and six which will really boost your Mitzvah you're doing the Mitzvah out of love of hasem out of a out of reverence and fear of hasem and you're doing the Mitzvah with great joy kavana number seven you're doing the Mitzvah to bring to bring pleasure to your father in Heaven to your creator and number eight to bring Merit to the Jewish people not every Jew will have the privilege to light the Mana but still that sh who doesn't know about the Mana or it was never educated he's your brother you're lighting the Mana for the benefit of the entire am is here we have a humble that encapsulates all of these that you could contemplate this or recite before the performance of the mitzvah that's that's with love with fear these eight will really boost your May the lighting of the man be received favorably of