Sunday
28 Kislev; 4th Day of Chanukah 5771
December 5 2010
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1) One who forgot to say "Al Hanisim" in its proper place in Shemona Esrei, and already begun the next Bracha, can say it at the end of Shemona Esrei, before saying the words "YihYu L'ratzon Imrei Fi..."
However, when saying it there, it should not be said with the regular text of "Al Hanisim" as praise and thanks as it is usually said in the Bracha of thanks, Modim.
Rather, it should be said as a Bakasha, a request, as follows:
HaRachaman Hu Ya'aseh Lanu Nisim V'Niflaos K'Shem sheAsisa L'Avoseinu BaYamin HaHem Bazman Hazeh- All Merciful One, please perform miracles and wonders for us just as you performed them for our forefathers in those days [of the Chashmonaim] in this time[of year]" and then followed by the regular text of "BiMei Matisyahu Kohen Gadol..." (See Mishna Berura Siman 682:4 and Taz Siman 682:5)
2) The above applies as well to Birchas Hamazon where Al Hanisim is supposed to be added to the Bracha of thanks, Nodeh Lecha, if it is omitted it can be said with the above text as a request during the recitation of the "Harachamans" in the second half of Birchas Hamazon. (See Rama Siman 682:1)
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Reader's Question:
You mentioned that Al Hanisim is to be recited in the Birchas Hamazon[ on Chanukah], why not in the Al HaMichya {Mein Shalosh} that is recited after cake, wine and such?
Answer:
Because we don't mention Hoda'ah (Thanks) at all in Al HaMichya, thus there is no place for us to insert Al Hanisim, which is an addendum of Hoda'ah and not simply a Hazkarah of the Yom
.(See Shu"t MaHaram Siman 30. His words are quoted in Hagahas Maimoni Hilchos Brachos Perek 3 Os 30. See also Bais Yosef Siman 208 Dibur Hamaschil "V'Tzarich L'Hazkir")
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Question:
What's the relative importance of the miracles of Chanukah in the matters of the victories of the enemies, and the miracle of the jug of oil?
Answer by HaRav Avigdor Miller Zatzal:
Now, the miracles of the conquest were absolutely no less a miracle than the Pach Shemen. Only, we must admit that the Yetzer Horah will find an opportunity to deceive mankind in miracles of that kind. Well, you say, it happened they were good fighters, and perhaps the Assyrians were disorganized. It's not true, they were a very well organized army, but if people are looking for flaws in their Emunah, they'll say it's an accident. They'll try to find parallels, a certain small band of people who fought for independence; didn't the Americans fight the British army? No comparison of course, the Americans were here and the British army was only a small number of regiments from across the sea, nevertheless the Yetzer Hora will find ways and means.
The Pach Ha'shemen is something you couldn't answer, and therefore when the Gemora asks, Mai Chanukah? What's the miracle for which we celebrate Chanukah? It says, the Ness of Shemen.
But it doesn't mean that the other Nissim were smaller Nissim. No, they were also great Nissim, whatever happened, not only one battle, many battles were miracles upon miracles. Only to give us the maximum benefit it was necessary to emphasize the Ness of the Pach Shemen. That must be utilized most fully because that gives us the greatest benefit.
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