Lighting The Menorah Candles

The candles are placed in the menorah from right to left as you face the menorah.

Lighting the menorah candles.

The menorah has eight branches with candle holders in a long line to represent the hanukkah miracle when the oil that was supposed to last only one day burned for eight days the ninth candle holder which is set apart from the rest of the candles holds the. Find its spot the menorah is meant to spread. Whenever candles are lit in a jewish ceremony a blessing is always said over the candle lighting. The menorah lamp in modern hebrew is the nine branched candelabra used during the celebration of hanukkah the festival of lights.

Know your timing you re supposed to light the menorah just after dark each night of hanukkah. It is used to light the other candles. When you light the candles the shamash is the first candle to be lit. On the first of hanukkah s eight nights only two candles are placed in the hanukkah menorah also known as a hanukkiah.

Say the first blessing over the candles. The other candles should not be lit directly with the match. As with all other jewish rituals the lighting of hanukkah candles goes according to a specific order and has blessings that accompany it. The basic elements of a kosher menorah are eight holders for oil or candles and an additional holder set apart from the rest for the shamash attendant candle.

Since the miracle of chanukah happened with olive oil the little cruse of oil that lasted for eight days an oil menorah is preferable to a candle one and. The shammash or helper candle which has its own designated spot usually in the center and another candle. This is the first blessing that you will say on each night of chanukah. However many families wait until everyone is home together and light it then on fridays the menorah is lit before dark to avoid lighting on shabbat.