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Every day, we place the candles on the right side (so that the candle to the far left is lit only on the eighth night).
The candles are lit from left to right, so that the newest candle is lit first.
On the sixth night, the two holders on the left side of the menorah remain empty.
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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.
What do they eat on Menorah?
a menorah is a candle holder. You can't eat on it.
What is used to light a menorah?
a candle
What is the menorah candle made of?
ordinary wax.
How many candle in Hanukkah menorah?
there are nine.
What is The highest candle on the menorah?
It is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles on the Menorah or Chanukiah.
What symbols and Hebrew script are on a menorah?
A menorah can have any design or words on it. It depends on the menorah. There is no rule about this.
What is the ninth candle in the channukiah called?
The ninth candle in the menorah is called the Shamash (or "helper" in English.)
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 lights a menorah?
The Shamash is the candle that lights the other candles
What does eac h candle on the menorah represent?
Each candle represents each of the 8 days of Hanukkah.
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
