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No; the menorah is not allowed to be used for normal lighting.

The menorah's ninth branch, which must be either higher or lower than the other eight branches to separate it from them if the menorah is to be kosher, holds the shamash ("helper") candle. This is used to light the other candles (or oil) and to symbolise the fact that these candles have a special purpose other than just giving light like any other candelabrum.

(The Hanukkah-menorah recalls the seven-branched menorah used in the Temple at Jerusalem (see Exodus ch.25) which was eventually looted by the Romans, taken to Rome and then vanished from history. It is the oldest Jewish symbol, older than the Star of David, having been in use for at least 3,300 years.)

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