Three candles and the shamash, the candle used to light the others on the menorah, were lit Sunday night, the third night of Hanukah. It wasn’t as cold as last year, but the weather usually ...

How do you set up Hanukkah candles? After the shamash, the first candle goes to the spot on the far right of the menorah. On the second night, a second candle is also added to the immediate left ...

Once lit, the shamash is used to light the other candles on the menorah. Gorelik, tying in his witty humor to light up the crowd, discussed the difficulties faced in the Jewish community last year ...

The crowd cheered and clapped as the flames finally caught on the shamash and two other candles. The menorah features eight candles — one for each day of the holiday — and a ninth known as the ...