News Corp is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. Dow Jones. By Steven Fine. To Read the Full Story. Subscribe Sign In. Continue reading your article with a WSJ membership. Resume Subscription We are delighted that you'd like to resume your subscription. The Nine Candle Menorah When asking how many candles are on a menorah, the most common answer is nine.
Scared Oil Burned for Eight Days According to tradition, the temple menorah was to remain lit at all times, but only a single days' worth of pure oil was found inside the destroyed temple to keep the menorah lit.
Hanukkah Menorah Nine Candle Arrangement Eight of the Hanukkah menorah's candles are level with each other, to symbolize the eight days that the oil lasted. Lighting the Hanukkah Menorah The lighting of the menorah is the most important part of the Jewish Hanukkah celebration. Correct Order for Lighting Candles Candles in a menorah are most commonly white, but any color can be used.
Traditions and customs can vary from household to household, but the basic steps for lighting the menorah are: Facing the menorah, place one candle on the far right side of the menorah. Using the Shamash, light this first candle, then replace the Shamash in it's holder.
On the second night, you will add a second candle placed on the far left side of the menorah. Each successive night, you'll add another candle, going from right to left, until all of the menorah branches are full. Prayers and blessings are recited both before and after the lighting of the candles. Tips and Facts for Lighting a Hanukkah Menorah There are several tips that can help you enjoy the lighting of a Hanukkah menorah.
Once the menorah is lit, it should remain in place for the first 30 minutes. The menorah should be lit 30 minutes after sundown and left burning for at least 30 minutes.
Hanukkah games, songs, and other activities can be shared with family and friends after lighting the menorah. Handmade candles can add a special and thoughtful touch to this celebration. Who Can Light a Menorah? Menorah Candles Are Symbols of Religious Freedom No matter if a menorah has seven or nine candles, it is a lovely symbol of religious freedom, associated with deep meaning and tradition.
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By Sue-Lynn Moses. By Patricia Lantz C. The miracle of the oil lasting eight days is not only celebrated through the lighting of the menorah, but also in the traditional foods that are eaten. Two of the most popular dishes, latkes potato pancakes and sufganiyot jelly donuts , are both deep-fried in oil.
Dating back to before the Maccabee revolt, dreidels four-sided spinning tops used to play a gambling game were originally used as a type of decoy after the Greek-Syrian armies of King Antiochus IV Epiphanes enacted a series of laws outlawing many Jewish religious practices. The Jewish people simply moved their studies of the Torah underground, pulling out their dreidels and pretending to play games to confuse soldiers.
Since then, dreidel has been resurrected as a fun game played during Hanukkah for chocolate coins called gelt, to commemorate this time. Each side of the dreidel has a different Hebrew letter, which tells the player how much to put in, or take out, of the pot. While it rarely seems to be celebrated on the same day, on the Hebrew calendar, Hanukkah always falls on the 25th day of the month of Kislev.
The first day of Hanukkah can come as early as November or as late as the end of December, which means occasionally Hanukkah overlaps with Thanksgiving or Christmas. The last time we celebrated Thanksgivukkah was in Hanukkah and Christmas saw duel celebrations in and will converge again in Due to the difference in calendars, every year Jewish people around the world—and their gentile friends— are left Googling the start date for Hanukkah.
If you are confused, you can blame transliteration. Originally written in Hebrew, a character-based language, the variations arose when the word had to be written in English, an alphabet-based language. Lacking exact English equivalents to the Hebrew sounds led to the many spelling variations we see today: Hanukkah, Chanukah, Hanukah, Hannukah, Chanukkah. So when writing Happy Hanukkah, have no fear, pick your favorite.
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