Candles are added to the Chanukiyah from right to left but are kindled from left to right. The newest candle is lit first.
(On the Shabbat of Chanukah, kindle the Chanukah lights first and then the Shabbat candles.)
Listen to Audio of the Blessings (mp3):
Light the Shamash - the helper candle - first using it to kindle the rest of the Chanukah lights; say or sing:
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 mitzvoth, commanding us to kindle the Chanukah lights.
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.
