Central to the holiday is the lighting of the hanukkiyah, a special menorah for the holiday that features eight candles plus a shamash ("helper candle") used to light the others.

A menorah is a candelabra, which is a large candlestick holder for several candles and has many arms or branches. While a candlestick holds one candle, a candelabra holds many. “Technically a ‘menorah ...

WASHINGTON — For Washington, D.C. the start of Hanukkah also means the lighting of the 30-foot National Menorah on the Ellipse, in front of the White House. ... known as a shamash.

Central to the annual festival is the nightly menorah lighting. One candle is lit each night. The menorah holds nine candles, one of which is the shamash, meaning attendant, which is used to light ...

After the shamash, the first candle goes in the spot on the far right of the menorah.On the second night, a second candle is also added to the immediate left of the previous night's candle, and so ...

After the shamash, the first candle goes in the spot on the far right of the menorah.On the second night, a second candle is also added to the immediate left of the previous night's candle, and so ...

After the shamash, the first candle goes in the spot on the far right of the menorah.On the second night, a second candle is also added to the immediate left of the previous night's candle, and so ...

After the shamash, the first candle goes in the spot on the far right of the menorah.On the second night, a second candle is also added to the immediate left of the previous night's candle, and so ...

After the shamash, the first candle goes in the spot on the far right of the menorah.On the second night, a second candle is also added to the immediate left of the previous night's candle, and so ...