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What is the name of the candle used to light the haunica menorah?
The shamash (helper or attendant) is used to light the Hanukkah menorah or hanukiyah.
Is a shamash used to light a menorah?
Yes, a shamash is used to light the Hanukkiyah (Hanukkah-menorah). The shamash may be at the center of of the Hanukkiah or on the end, but it is always at a different height from the other candles (either higher or lower).
What is the highest candle menorah called?
In Hebrew it is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles in the Hanukkah Menorah or Hanukiah.
Which candle is the tallest on the menorah?
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.
What is the name of the special candle used at Hanukkah?
The candle used to light the other candles on the menorah or chanukiah is called the shamash.
Why is the tallest of the nine candles on a Hanukkah menorah known as the samash?
It is known as the shamash. Shamash means servant. It's the servant candle because it's used to light the others.
What are the candles that are lit at Hanukkah called?
The Hanukkah candles don't have names, except for referring to them generically, as neirot Hanukkah (candles of Hanukkah). The one candle which does have a name is the extra one, used to light the others, which is called the shamash (helper).See also:More about Hanukkah
Why does a Hanukkah menorah have an extra socket?
A Hanukkah menorah, also known as a Hanukiah, has nine branches instead of the usual seven branches of a traditional menorah. The extra socket is for the Shamash, which is the servant candle used to kindle the other candles. Each night of Hanukkah, one additional candle is lit, so the Shamash is used to light the other candles without diminishing their importance.
WHAT DO JEWS USE FOR HANUKKAH?
A Hanukkah-menorah, or hanukkiyah, which is a special form of the original seven-branched menorah in the Holy Temple in Jerusalem. Our Hanukkah-menorahs have eight spaces for oil, or candles, to mark each of the eight days for which the oil lasted, and a ninth to hold the shamash, a candle used to light the others. See:More about Hanukkah
When is it appropriate to use the Jewish seven branch menorah?
The Hanukkah-menorah (Hanukkiyah) has 8 spots for the candles and 1 spot for the "shamash" which is used to light the other candles. It is lit on the eight nights of Hanukkah, at or after sunset. On Friday afternoon it is lit before sunset.
What is the name of the nine-candle holder for Christmas?
The nine-candle holder at Christmas is called a Menorah. It is used for Hanukkah. The ninth holder is called a Shamash.
What is the name of special candlestick used during Hanukkah?
The traditional name is a menorah. Modern (Israeli) Hebrew has added the name "hanukkiah."See also the Related Link.More about Hanukkah
