Candles on a menorah are never to be blown out, we're required to let them burn down completely. If for some reason one has to blow out the candles, they cannot be re-used, at least not for ritual purpose and not in a menorah.
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The above answer is completely mistaken. The candles may be blown out after they've been lit for one-half hour. And their remainder may be lit the following night if they're big enough to burn for at least one-half hour. (Source: Code of Jewish Law.)
There are only eight candles on the menorah; plus a ninth which is used to light the other candles.
Yes - though ideally, a menorah (or hanukkiyah) should burn olive oil.
The candles on the Menorah can be of any color.
It is lit with candles or oil and wicks.
For the Hanukkah menorah (chanukiah), any kind of candle that will fit, provided they burn at least 1/2 hour after dusk.
It is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles on the Menorah or Chanukiah.
there are 8 candles
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.
In Hebrew it is called the Shamash. It is used to light all of the other candles in the Hanukkah Menorah or Hanukiah.
The menorah of the Holy Temple had 7 oil lamps (Exodus ch.25). However the specialized Hanukkah menorah (Chanukiah) has 9 candles.
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.
The candles are put into the Hanukkiah (Hanukkah-menorah) starting on the first evening) of Hanukkah. The candles are lit in the early evening after sunset or later.