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 ...

And so, during this holiday, a menorah is a candelabra with nine candles: four candles on each side and one in the center to light all the others. The center candle, known as the shamash, sits ...

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 ...

Members of the Westfield community joined together on Sunday, Dec. 29 for the Community Menorah Lighting at the Elm Street Plaza on the fifth night of Hanukkah.

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 ...