The shamash does not represent anything or stand for anything. It is the "servant" candle used to light the others and to provide light. The other 8 candles stand for the 8 days of Hanukkah. The shamash is usually the center candle and stands out from the others by being elevated, but it can be at the end or the row or in front of the row, so long as it stands out from the other 8.
The middle candle of the menorah, called the shamash, is used to light the other candles. It symbolizes the idea of spreading light to others and serving as a helper or servant.
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Each candle represents each of the 8 days of Hanukkah.
Each day of Hanukkah, an additional candle is lit on the menorah.
a menorah is a candle holder. You can't eat on it.
there is one main candle in the center, then four on ether side to represent the 8 days the oil lasted.
The middle candle on the Menorah is called a Shamash - with the "a" being pronounced as in "father" and the stress being on the last syllable - [shaMASH].However, it needn't be the middle candle - sometimes the shamash is at the end of the row and sometimes next to it.Customary configurations would include:xxxxSxxxxSxxxxxxxx or xxxxxxxxSxxxxxxxx......SSome people have the custom of having 2 Shamash candles for each menorah.
a candle
ordinary wax.
there are nine.
That is because the middle candle is used to light the menorah every night. That's called the"shamash" or servent.
It is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles on the Menorah or Chanukiah.
A menorah can have any design or words on it. It depends on the menorah. There is no rule about this.
The ninth candle in the menorah is called the Shamash (or "helper" in English.)