New York City
CANDLE LIGHTING TIME
December 15, 2017 – 27 Kislev 5778
4:11 p.m. NYC E.S.T.
Sabbath Ends: 5:16 p.m. NYC E.S.T.
Sabbath Ends: Rabbenu Tam 5:43 p.m. NYC E.S.T.
Weekly Reading: Miketz
Weekly Haftara: Roni VeSimchi (Zechariah 2:14-4:7)
Daf Yomi: Shevuos 17
Mishna Yomit: Ta’anis 4:3-4
Halacha Yomit: Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayyim 275:12 – 276:2
Rambam Yomi: Hilchos Gerushin chap. 7-9
Earliest time for Tallis and Tefillin: 6:17 a.m. NYC E.S.T.
Sunrise: 7:12 a.m. NYC E.S.T.
Latest Kerias Shema: 9:31 a.m. NYC E.S.T.
Sunset: 4:29 p.m. NYC E.S.T.
This Shabbos is Shabbos Mevarchim. We bless the new month of Teves. Rosh Chodesh is two days, Monday and Tuesday. The molad is Monday afternoon, 41 minutes and 1 chelek (a chelek is 1/18th of a minute) after 1:00 p.m. (in Jerusalem).
This is Shabbos Chanukah as well. Friday night we light the Chanukah candles first, and then the Shabbos candles. We use larger candles or more oil to assure that these candles, which we lit earlier, remain lit at least a half hour after shekia. Following Shacharis we recite whole Hallel. We then take out two Sifrei Torah: in the first we read from Parashas Miketz, we call up 7 aliyos. We then place both Sifrei Torah on the bimah and recite half Kaddish. Following the Hagbaha, we read the Maftir in Parashas Naso, from Bayom Ha’revi’i (Bamidbar 7:30-35). Haftara same as above. We do not say Av Harachamim. Otherwise the order continues as usual, with the exception of the inclusion of Al Hanissim in the Musaf Shemoneh Esreh. We conclude the service with Mizmor Shir Chanukas Habayis. Mincha: usual Kerias Hatorah, then we add Al Hanissim in the Shemoneh Esreh, no Tzidkosecha. At Maariv we say Vi’yehi Noam. Motza’ei Shabbos, in shul we first light Chanukah candles, then Havdala. At home the order is reversed.
Rosh Chodesh: Sunday evening, Monday morning and evening and Tuesday morning and at Mincha in the afternoon we add Ya’aleh VeYavo as well as Al Hanissim.
Otherwise the order of the day for Sunday, Tuesday evening, Wednesday (the last day of Chanukah) is the same as in last week’s luach.
The fowing chapters of Tehillim are being recited by many congregations and Yeshivos for our brothers and sisters in Eretz Yisrael: Chapter 83, 130, 142. – Y.K.