The menorah was a 7-branched candelabra that stood in the Temple (Exodus ch.25). It was lit every day, towards evening, throughout the year.
The Hanukkah-menorahs which we light during Hanukkah have eight branches. They symbolize the eight days during which one day's worth of oil miraculously burned in the Temple's menorah after the Temple had been ransacked by the Syrian-Greeks and retaken by the Hasmoneans.See also:
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Hanukkah-menorahs may be any color.
Paper cutouts in the shapes of menorahs and cruses of oil.
You'd expect to see menorahs in the windows of Jewish homes.
Some menorahs have 9 candles because they are used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which lasts for 8 days. The extra candle, called the shamash, is used to light the other candles each night.
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Many Orthodox Jews use menorahs that burn olive oil.
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A menorah can be purchased in many places. First of all, some synagogues have small gift shops, where menorahs are likely to be found. Second, most big department stores (Target, Walmart, Bad Bath & Beyond) also hold menorahs. Menorahs can also be found in Jewish shops (in the Jewish quarter of a city, or a Jewish neighborhood) as well as in Judaica shops - shops which sell Jewish ceremonial art (like Canaan online, Ajudaica, etc.).
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