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To light the proper number of candles each night for the duration of the holiday, you’ll need a total of 44 candles. That said, most boxes of menorah candles include at least one extra in case ...

A Hanukkah menorah in Israel glows with the light of olive oil, not candles.Dana Friedlander for the Israeli Ministry of Tourism The Talmud (Shabbat 21b) records the different opinions of the ...

The menorah has one candle for each night of Hanukkah, which is celebrated for eight nights. There will be an extra candle in the middle, known as the shamash, which is used to light the other candles ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. Watch the lighting ceremony at 4 p.m. EST in our ...

Answer: Rema (Orach Chayyim 263:10) cites the Or Zarua stating that the main purpose of lighting Sabbath candles is to provide light for the table, i.e., the dining room where one eats. He also ...