53rd Avenue and 18th Street in Bettendorf was a little brighter Sunday night after the 17th annual public lighting of the menorah. The event was sponsored by Chabad Lubavitch of the Quad Cities to ...

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.

The center candle, known as the shamash, sits higher than the other candles. One candle is lit each day of Hanukkah. The menorah is usually placed in a window or a doorway.

The Jewish Community Relations Council of New York (JCRC-NY) recently honored House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries with the first Shamash Leadership Award, highlighting his continuous support and ...

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 on ...

Two candles, in addition to the Shamash, the center candle, were lit. People gather during the lighting of a Menorah in front of the Nichols Library on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Naperville. Joe ...

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.

A menorah is lit in each household and traditionally is placed where it can be seen from the outside, such as a doorway or windowsill, to symbolize the spreading of God’s light to all nations.

Jews throughout the world are celebrating Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, by lighting candles on a unique, eight-branched candelabra, the menorah. Each evening the middle candle from the ...

A woman holds an Israeli flag during a prayer for Israel at a public menorah lighting by the Chabad of Los Alamitos to celebrate Hanukkah, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, in Seal Beach. (Photo by William ...

The special menorah used for Hanukkah has eight branches, with a ninth place for the candle called shamash from which all others are lit. The tradition calls for candles with a real flame, ...