![]() ![]() This is to ensure that no benefit is derived from the actual lights of the Chanukiah as they may only be used for the glorification of the holiday. It is forbidden to use the candles from the C hanukiah to light each other. The custom is to light the s hamash first and to use it to light the other candles. An extra candle (called the shamash) is lit to the side or above the other candles. It is the custom to light an additional candle every night, so that one is lit on the first night, two on the second, and so on. Ī candle or oil light is lit every night. There is a custom to position the chanukiah by the entrance to one’s home, on the opposite side from the mezuzah, so that when one passes through the door, they are surrounded by mitzvot. It is recommended to light the Chanukiah in a place where it is visible to the public as the purpose of the lights is to “publicize the miracle”. The maximum height of a C hanukiah is around 31 feet. The lights of the Chanukiah should be able to burn for at least half an hour. The C hanukiah’s lights should be level or on an even slant, not some randomly higher than others. The eight candles of the C hanukiah must be arranged in a straight line, not set in a semicircle. Electric lights may be used without a blessing where actual flames are not possible. Wax candles are common though olive oil is preferable, since the miracle of Hanukkah transpired with olive oil. The shamash, an extra candle lit every night, should be slightly separated from the other candles. It is lit in commemoration of the miracle which took place at the time of the rededication of the Temple, when a small flask of oil, enough for only one day, burned for eight consecutive days.Ī C hanukiah has eight places to hold either candles or oil lights. The holiday is observed by lighting a Chanukiah (kha-nu-ki-YAH), also known as a Menorah, for eight consecutive nights. ![]() The holiday begins on the evening of the 25th of Kislev. Hanukkah is the eight-day holiday celebrating the recovery of Jerusalem and subsequent rededication of the Second Temple at the beginning of the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire in the 2nd century BCE. ![]()
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