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Updated: 1/27/2021

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What do you light every day during Hanukkah?

You light candles on the Chanukkiah (Hanukkah-menorah). night 1: 1 normal candle, 1 shamas candle night 2: 2 normal candles, 1 shamas candle night 3: 3 normal candles, 1 shamas candle night 4: 4 normal candles, 1 shamas candle night 5: 5 normal candles, 1 shamas candle night 6: 6 normal candles, 1 shamas candle night 7: 7 normal candles, 1 shamas candle night 8: 8 normal candles, 1 shamas candle candles can be lit from oil or wax, but oil is better. my personal custom is to have the normal candles from oil and the shamas from wax.


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Chanukah is celebrated by lighting candles. saying brachot and attending synagog (shul) services. there are 8 nights of chanukkah. night 1: 1 normal candle and a shamas(main candle) night 2: 2 normal candles and a shamas night 3: 3 normal candles and a shamas night 4: 4 normal candles and a shamas night 5: 5 normal candles and a shamas night 6: 6 normal candles and a shamas night 7: 7 normal candles and a shamas night 8: 8 normal candles and a shamas candles can be lit with wax or oil, but oil is better. my custom is to light the normal candles with oil and the shamas candle with wax. it is also traditional to eat cheese on Chanukkah for many more Jewish Questions and answers see: http://www.chabad.org/474309


How many candles do you light at one time for Hanukkah?

You light 2 on the first night. Then each night, you add another candle, ending with 9 on the eighth night.


What does the Hanukkah lightning mean are lit per day or weeks?

Each night of the 8 nights of Hanukkah, the candles are lit. 2 candles are lit on the first night, and then each night an additinal candle is lit until all 9 candles are lit on the 8th night.


Are the used candles replaced each night for Hanukkah?

The candles are burned all the way to the end, and fresh candles are used each night (otherwise there would be nothing to light).Answer:According to Halakha (Jewish law), one may extinguish the Hanukkah candles after they have been lit for at least one-half hour during or after twilight. In that case, the remainder of the same candles may be lit the following night if they're not too small.


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Yes, lighting advent candles every night is a common holiday tradition for some people.


Are all the candles placed in the menorah on the first night of Hanukkah?

No. On the first night, one candle is placed and then lit (plus the helper candle used to light the others), ending with 8 candles on the 8th night.


How many candles were lit in the menorah last night?

Last night (Sunday evening, December first 2013), five candles were lit (plus the extra shamash-candle).


What did the candles on martin luthers tree represenrt?

The candles on Martin Luther's tree represented the stars that shone over Bethlehem on the night of Jesus' birth. Luther was the first to decorate a Christmas tree with candles in the 16th century as a way to recreate that starry night.


How many candles does it take to observe all the eight nights of Hanukkah?

It takes a total of 44 candles to observe all eight nights of Hanukkah. Each night, one additional candle is added to the menorah, starting with one on the first night and ending with eight on the eighth night.


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How many candles have been used on the last night of Hanukkah?

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