Lasting eight days, the joyous Jewish holiday celebrates a miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
Celebrated over eight days and nights, Hanukkah commemorates a people’s uprising and holy miracle from more than 2,000 years ago.
The eight-branched Hanukkahmenorah, or candle holder, is an important element that symbolizes the tradition of Hanukkah. It relates well with why the holiday is called “the festival of lights”. Themenorahis lit from the left side to the right and people say blessings when themenorahis lit....
During the first night, one candle is added to the menorah and lit. On the second day, another candle is lit, and it goes on like this for each day of the celebration. This holiday is also observed with special prayers and blessings, by the singing of songs, and the exchange of gifts...
For this reason, even though the Talmud reflects a dispute over the order of lighting, most start with one candle and increase the lighting by one more candle each night while reciting or chanting special blessings. The candles are added from right to left, but lit from left to right on ...
A snowstorm has prevented the harvest of apples and potatoes. Nevertheless, the family moves forward with lighting the menorah, and playing dreidel. Each night the family counts their blessings and hopes for a change in their fortune. Little do they know, two helpful animals will bring forth a...
The four branches on either side represent the eight days of Hanukkah, and the center is used to hold a candle to light all the others. Every night on Hanukkah, an additional candle is lit. The total number of candles required to celebrate Hanukka is 44, which is just 2+3+4+5+6+7...
Nowadays, Hanukkah features the tradition of lighting a special Hanukkah menorah, which has nine candle arms. The center candle – also known as the Shamash or helper candle – is used to light the other eight for each night of Hanukkah. The candles are lit and placed in the menorah from ...
Nowadays, Hanukkah features the tradition of lighting a special Hanukkah menorah, which has nine candle arms. The center candle – also known as the Shamash or helper candle – is used to light the other eight for each night of Hanukkah. The candles are lit and placed in the menorah from ...
which sounds pretty treyf to me. But we don’t play itduringHanukkah on thereally realcandles, the candles upon which we’ve said the commanded blessings and all. No, we play Squirt the Menorah ahead of time, when it’s okay to extinquish the candles with a squirt gun. Odd, but oka...