A Hanukkah menorah (otherwise known as a hanukkiah and not to be confused with the 7-branched menorah that was in use in the Temple, which had nothing to do with Hanukkah) has nine candles: Eight of...
Nine. This is why it is called a hanukkiah, not a Menorah. The Menorah has seven branches. The Haunkkiah has nine in memory of the eight days that the oil burned. The center light is called the...
On the first night of Hanukkah, which happens to be tonight December 21, 2008 (also Winter Solstice) the highest candle, the Shamus candle, is lit first and then used to light one candle in the...