Hanukkah Menorah
The Hanukkah menorah (Hebrew: מנורת חנוכה , m'noraht khanukkah) (also Hebrew: חַנֻכִּיָּה, hanukiah, or chanukkiyah) is, a lampstand (candelabrum, candlestick) with nine branches,[1] eight branches plus one, the shamash, many times mobile, used to be lit during the eight-day holiday of Hanukkah.[2]
The Shamash
The ninth holder, called the shamash ("helper" or "servant"), is for a candle used to light all other candles and/or to be used as an extra light.
Hanukkah Menorah Lighting Procedures
The candles are lit one each night. The first candle must be put in the rightmost holder. Then the shamash should be lit, and using it, it should light the first candle. In the second night, two candles are placed from right to left, in order of oldest to youngest. Then the shamash should be lit, and using it, it should light the candles from left to right, that is, from the newest to the oldest candle.[3]
Hanukkah Menorah in the Anatewka restaurant in Lodz (Poland)
Hanukkah Lamp at WLA jewish museum. Look the shamash at the right.
See also
References
- ↑ Gilbert, Martin, ed. (1990). The Ilustrated Atlas of the Jewish Civilization. New York: MacMillan. p. 86. ISBN 0-02-543415-2.
- ↑ "Berachot Chanukah". http://www.hebrew4christians.com/Blessings/Holiday_Blessings/Chanukah_Blessings/chanukah_blessings.html. Retrieved June 28, 2012.
