Hanukkah candles are lit after sundown, when it is dark. (Think of it as lighting the candle representing the current night first.) In Sephardi communities, an extra candle - not part of the menorah - is used to light the candles that represent the nights, and then the shamash is lit last and the extra candle used for lighting is blown out.
In Ashkenazi communities, the shamash candle is the first one lit, and it is used to light the others, starting with the left-most one. The blessings are said before the candles are lit. The candles are placed in the menorah from right to left (just as Hebrew is written from right to left), but are lit from left to right. Most boxes of Hanukkah candles contain 45. To complete the ritual on all eight nights with one menorah, you will need a total of 44 candles per menorah.
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Each night, another candle is added so that on the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, all nine candles (the shamash plus eight others) are lit. The first night’s candle is placed in the right-most spot. On the first of Hanukkah’s eight nights, only two candles are placed in the Hanukkah menorah: the shamash, or “helper” candle, which has its own designated spot (usually in the center), and another candle that designates it is the first night. This ninth spot is for the shamash, or helper candle, that is used to light the others. Your menorah should have eight spots for candles - one for each night - and an extra ninth spot that is at a different elevation.
When is Hanukkah 2023? Get all the details on the holiday here.ġ932 photo of a menorah in a window in Kiel, Germany, bravely facing a Nazi banner.
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