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How many candles on the menorah?
A menorah has 7. But if you want to celebrate Hanukkah, you need a hanukkiah. The hanukkiah has 8 candles which you are not allowed to use except to look at them. The 9th is separated from the rest and is used as the worker candle. It lights all other candles. You place from right to left but light from left to right. I hope my answer is helpful.
What is the correct number of candles for a menorah?
On the first night of Hanukkah you light two candles. You always light the candle at the top. This candle is used to light the other candles. Excluding the candle at the top, you light the candles like this: * Day one- the first candle. * Day two- the first and second candle. * Day three- the first, second and third candle. And so on.
How many candles are lit at Passover?
For Shabbat and for each of the festivals including Passover, two candles are lit in the late afternoon of the previous day. Hanukkah, a minor holiday, is the only exception.
What color are the menorah candles?
It's called either a hanukkiyah or a Hanukkah-menorah. They can be any color, from plain white to multicolored. Popular in the US lately are blue and white hand dipped candles. There are 44 candles in a set and they must burn down naturally, not be blown out. It is your taste in candles. Multicolored sets have red, orange, blue, yellow, and white in them.
What days of Hanukkah do the Jews have to stay indoors?
None. While it is proper to remain home while the candles are burning, this is not a strict requirement; and in any case the custom of not leaving the candles applies only as long as they are burning.
Should menorah stay on during day?
no, the menorah is lit after sundown or later. We light it in the late afternoon only on Friday.
Does the shamash stay lit on the last night of Hanukkah?
Yes
Is there an aposhtrophe in the word candies?
Candles is the plural of candle. Candles needs no apostrophe.If you write something that belongs to a candle or candles, you need an apostrophe.The candle's wick burned low.The candles' wicks would not stay lit.
Can you stay stuck in a marijuana high forever?
No.
What does the colors of yarmulke mean?
On Hanukkah, the colors of candles don't mean anything; it's only important that they stay lit for at least half an hour after you light them (and an hour after you light them on Erev Shabbat).
Can Hanukkah candles be reused or do they have to burn all the way down?
They should be allowed to burn for at least one-half hour during and/or after twilight. What is left after that may be extinguished and reused. Some halakhic (Torah-law) authorities prefer putting new candles (or oil wicks) each night. Others write that reusing the used ones has an advantage in that they're easier to light.
Name what fesivals or events jews have instead of christmas?
They have Hannuka instead of Christmas. In Hannuka, there are 8 days and every day you light one candle. You eat donuts- covered in oil because when the Greeks destroyed a holy temple, there was a lantern with a tiny bit of oil. It made the candles stay for 8 days.
