When do you light the menorah?

Answer 1

On the sabbath, about 20 minutes before sunset or a bit earlier.

On the other days, there are opinions ranging from sunset to about 1 1/4 hours later. From my own research, the best answer is about 20-25 minutes after sunset.

Answer 2

The Menorah should preferably be lit immediately at nightfall. If necessary, however, the Menorah can be lit late into the night. It is best to wait until all members of the household are present to light the Menorah. The Menorah should remain lit for at least 30 minutes after nightfall. On Friday afternoon, the Menorah should be lit before sundown.

Answer 3

The Chanukiah, or Hanukkah-menorah, is the 8-branched version of the Menorah which was in the Holy Temple (and had seven branches). It is lit on Chanukkah to publicize the miracle of the Maccabees and the oil of the Menorah burning for 8 days.

It is lit at or after sunset so that the candles can be seen better.

Answer 4

A candle is lit on each of the eight days of Hanukkah.

Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days.

Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years. The candle lightings begin on the evening BEFORE the first date:

2011: December 20-28

2012: December 8-16

2013: November 27-December 5

2014: December 16-24

2015: December 6-14

Answer 5

On Hanukkah.

Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days.

Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years. The candle lightings begin on the evening BEFORE the first date:

2011: December 20-28

2012: December 8-16

2013: November 27-December 5

2014: December 16-24

2015: December 6-14

Answer 6

Hanukkah always starts on the Hebrew calendar date of 25 Kislev, and lasts for eight days. The Hebrew calendar does not line up with the western calendar because it has a completely different leap year system that can shift holidays each year by to 11-28 days.

Here are the coinciding secular dates for the upcoming years. The candle lightings begin on the evening BEFORE the first date:

2011: December 20-28

2012: December 8-16

2013: November 27-December 5

2014: December 16-24

2015: December 6-14

Answer 7

You light the first Hanukkah candle on the first night of Hanukkah. In fact, two candle get lit on the first night, if you count the added "helper" candle (called the shamash).

Here are the dates of the first candle lighting for the next couple of decades:

• 2017 December 12
  
• 2018 December 2
  
• 2019 December 22
  
• 2020 December 10
  
• 2021 November 28
  
• 2022 December 18
  
• 2023 December 7
  
• 2024 December 25
• 2025 December 14
• 2026 December 4
  
• 2027 December 24
  
• 2028 December 12
  
• 2029 December 1
  
• 2030 December 20
• 2031 December 9
• 2032 November 27
• 2033 December 16
  

Answer 8

You light the candles on each of the 8 nights of Chanukah, at or after sundown.

Answer 9

On the Jewish holiday named Chanukkah.