Every night of the eight nights of Chanukah, at nightfall, the Chanukah lights must be kindled.

  On the first night, before kindling the lights of Chanukah, three blessings are said:

1. "Lehadlik ner shel Chanukah"

2. Sheh'asa nisim la'avoteinu"

3. Sheh’hecheyanu"

 

On the following nights only the .first two blessings are said.

 

The lights are kindled .from left to right, so that the additional light of each night is kindled .first.

 

After the lights are kindled we say "Hanerot Halalu", and then. it is customary to sing    'Maoz Tsur'.

 

The Chanukah lights must burn .for at least half an hour each night, after nightfall.

 

No use should be made of the light shed by the Chanukah candles proper, such as     reading or working by their light. (This excludes the Shammash).

 

On Erev Shabbat, (Friday evening) before shabbat the Chanukah lights are kindled before the Shabbat candles.

 

On Motzei Shabbat (Saturday night) after Shabbat is out the Chanukah candles are kindled after Havdalah.

 

During the whole of Chanukah" Al Hanissim" is added in the Amidah and the Birkat Ha’mazon; and complete Halel is said after the Amidah of the morning prayer.