Where should a seven branched menorah be placed?

Answer 1

Hanukkah menorahs have 9 branches, while the original (in the Holy Temple) had seven (Exodus ch.25). Students of the Kabbalah say that the seven branches and their junctures portrayed, in a different form, the 10 Sephiroth (plus Da'ath) of the Tree of Life. Too difficult to explain here, but there are diagrams on the related link below.

Answer 2

1) The oil lamps of the seven-branched menorah in the Holy Temple were lit every day at evening (Leviticus ch.24).

2) Decorative menorahs of any configuration may be lit at any time or left unlit. Some synagogues have one of these lit at every prayer-time though there's no obligation.

3) Our Hanukkah-menorahs are lit each evening only during Hanukkah. They have eight branches plus a helper-candle used to light the others.

Answer 3

a seven branched menorah is usually used only for decoration. It can be displayed anywhere, but it's usually not ever lit.

Answer 4

None. The 7 branched menorah is a symbol of the ner tamid (eternal light) and is not associated with a specific holiday.

Answer 5

usually it is lit in the home but displayed prominently in a window.