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How many lights on the menorah?

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9
There are eight candles for the eight nights of Hannukak, and one bigger candle (usually centered) which is the candle used to light the rest.

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When do you light the menorah?
On Jewish holiday named Chanukkah
What lights a menorah?
The Shamash is the candle that lights the other candles
Why do you light the menorah?
There are 9 candles that are lit on Hanukkah. One is the helper candle ("shamash") used to light the other 8, which symbolize the 8 days of Hanukkah. A story in the Talmud (500 years after the...
How many lights are there?
There are four lights!
A beam of light is made from how many lights?
the question is phrased poorly, but i think the answer is seven, as in white light is split into seven different wavelengths when passed through a prism.