The candles (or oil) of the menorah are lit with the shamash (the helper candle), which is positioned on the menorah either slightly higher or lower than the other candles but not on the same level as them.
It is lit with candles or oil and wicks.
Chanukah
It is lit on the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
The name of the "lamp" lit is a Channukiah. Some call it a Hanukkah-menorah.
Each day of Hanukkah, an additional candle is lit on the menorah.
no, the menorah is lit after sundown or later. We light it in the late afternoon only on Friday.
They can be lit on any surface or container; no special holder is required. Customarily, they are lit on a candelabra which is made for this specific purpose, called a menorah, a Hanukkah-menorah, or a hanukkiyah.
December 17. The menorah is lit on the previousevening.
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.
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I think you may mean the candles used in the Hanukkah menorah, or hanukiyah. they are customarily lit with a special candle known as a shamash ("helper") which has its own place on the menorah situated a little higher or lower than the others. The menorah, once lit, should be placed prominently in a window so that passers-by are reminded of the miracle in the Temple which gave rise to Hanukkah. The menorah must not be used for simple illumination. The shamash, however, can be and so it is kept with the menorah so that it can be used for light should the need arise.
The first candle was lit on the side closest to the right of the menorah.