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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 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.
What is used to light a menorah?
a candle
What does the middle candle of the menorah represent?
The middle candle of the menorah, called the shamash, is used to light the other candles. It symbolizes the idea of spreading light to others and serving as a helper or servant.
What is the name of the candle used to light the menorah?
It's called the shamash (servant; helper).
What is the candle used to light all the other eight candles in a menorah?
It is called the Shamash
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.
What candle sequence is lite on the Menorah fifth day?
You first light the shamash, or helper candle, then light the others with it.2 1 3 4 5 6|| | | | | || | | | | || | | | | || | | | | |- | - - - -- | - - - --- | - - - ------------------------------------------------------------|
How mnay candels does a menorah usually hold?
The menorah holds nine candles. Eight of these candles each symbolize one of the eight days of the celebration of Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights. The ninth holder, called the shamash is for a candle used to light all the other candles.
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
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.
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.
