סימן קלט סעיף יב

בְּלֵיל רִאשׁוֹן מְבָרֵךְ הַמַּדְלִיק קֹדֶם הַהַדְלָקָה שָׁלֹשׁ בְּרָכוֹת, לְהַדְלִיק, שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ. וּבִשְׁאָר הַלֵּילוֹת, אֵינוֹ מְבָרֵךְ שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ. לְאַחַר שֶׁבֵּרַךְ הַבְּרָכוֹת, מַדְלִיק נֵר אֶחָד. וּבְעוֹד שֶׁמַּדְלִיק הָאֲחֵרִים, אוֹמֵר, הַנֵּרוֹת הַלָּלוּ וְכוּ'. גֵּר אוֹמֵר, שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לְיִשְֹרָאֵל. וְאִם אָמַר לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ, יָצָא. אוֹנֵן, רַחֲמָנָא לִצְּלָן, אִם יֵשׁ אַחֵר, יַדְלִיק הָאַחֵר בִּבְרָכוֹת וְהוּא יַעֲנֶה אָמֵן. וְאִי לֵיכָּא אַחֵר, יַדְלִיק הוּא בְּלֹא בְרָכוֹת.

On the first night, you recite three berachos before lighting the menorah: Lehadlik [To kindle the Chanukah light], She'asa nisim [Who has performed miracles], and Shehecheyanu. On the other nights you do not say Shehecheyanu.¹⁶However, if for whatever reason you did not say Shehecheyanu on the first night, you should say it on the next night or whenever you are reminded. On the first night, however, if you remember after lighting the candles, you should not say Shehecheyanu on that night but rather wait until the next night and say it when lighting the candles. (Mishnah Berurah 671:2, Shaar Hatzion 3) After you say the berachos you kindle one light, and while kindling the others, you says, Haneiros halalu [These lights] etc. A convert to Judaism should say, "Who has performed miracles for Yisrael,"¹⁷Mishnah Berurah rules that a convert may say [even initially] the berachah: “Who has performed miracles for our fathers,” like any other Jew. (Mishnah Berurah 675:14) but if he said "la'avoseinu," [for our forefathers], he has fulfilled his obligation. An onein [a mourner before the burial], [should not light the menorah], but he should let someone else light the menorah, and say the berachos, and [the onein] should respond Amein. But if there is no one else, then he should light the menorah himself but without saying the berachos.

תנא דבי אליהו כל השונה הלכות בכל יום מובטח לו שהוא בן העולם הבא שנאמר הליכות עולם לו אל תקרי הליכות אלא הלכות (נדה ע"ג.)