[Avodah] The laining on Chanuka in chu"l and EY

[Michael Poppers]

In Avodah Digest V24#90, RMarBl noted re the "middle" days of Chanukah:
> I have lived in EY for a number of years...the laining here on Chanuka in
EY is different then in chutz laaretz.
> On Chanuka we read the parsha of the nesiim, every day the nasi for that
day. Each nasi is 6 pesukim and we have 3 aliyas. That means we are 3
pesukim short.... <
On the topic of Chanukah readings, there also is a chiluq re the "bookend"
days between minhag Frankfurt (perhaps the minhag of other German cities or
of Ashk'naz in general?) and what you'll find most Ashk'naz chutzniks
doing.  For day 1, minhag Frankfurt begins with the parashos of bircas
kohanim, so not only does the 3rd oleh have the entire parashah of n'si
Y'hudah (appropriate for a yisrael subsequent to churban bayis sheini), the
1st oleh has a parashah very appropriate for him (assuming he's a kohein),
and (with the 2nd oleh according to all Ashk'nazim having p'suqim
appropriate for a leivi) isn't that a nation-unifying way to begin one's
q'riyah-related celebration of Chanukah with (not to mention that the
actions of Matisyahu & Family can be compared to the al-hayam action of
Nachshon ben Aminadav).  For the 3rd oleh on day 8, minhag Frankfurt does
not continue into the parashah of "b'ha'alos'cha."

Gut Chanukah/Chanukah Sameach and a guten Shabbos/Shabbas Shalom from
--Michael Poppers via RIM pager
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