Give thanks!

Hi, "It is good to thank Gd, and to sing to Your elevated Name, to speak of Your generosity in the morning and of Your loyalty in the nights." (Psalms 92:2-3) Have a great day, Mordechai

All nations praise Gd

Hi,

“All Israel is obligated to acknowledge and praise before the heavens when a miracle occurs for them.

"It is written: ‘Praise Gd, all nations; exalt Gd, all nations; for His generosity has been mighty for us.’ Should the nations all praise Gd because His generosity has been mighty for us?! Rather, this means: ‘Praise Gd, all nations, for what Gd has done for you. All the more so, we should praise Gd, for His generosity has been mighty for us.’"

(Rav Achai Gaon, Sheiltot, Vayyishlach 26)

חג אורים שמח,
Mordechai

Hallel

Hi,

"Any individual who has encountered trouble and been saved from it may establish recitation Hallel for himself on that day every year, but he does not recite a blessing when reciting it. The same applies to every community. This was what the prophets established, to say Hallel for every trouble when we are saved."

(Meiri to Pesachim 117a)

Chag Atzmaut sameach,
Mordechai

"Mitzvah meals" for Chanukah

Hi,

Turning one's meal into a Mitzvah:

"We sing songs and praises at the special meals added for Chanukah, and so these meals become Mitzvah Meals."

(Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 670:2)

Have a great day,
Mordechai