On the first night of Hanukkah, one candle is lit from the eight candle menorah and there is a story behind this. The holiday of Hanukkah celebrates the victory over the Syrian Greeks and the ...

In modern times, we light one menorah candle on the first night of Hanukkah, plus a “helper” candle, called the shammash. Using the shammash, we light two on the second night, three on the ...

At a White House candle lighting ... The Congressional Hanukkah party held Tuesday night was virtual, over Zoom, but for the first time, Shemtov organized an outdoor menorah lighting on Capitol ...

Within the Holy Temple in Jerusalem was a menorah, a candelabra with ... The candles are lit in a particular order: on the first night of Hanukkah, the candle furthest to the right is the only ...

It took three attempts — with the crowd’s encouraging laughter — but Monday night marked the first time a Lehigh University president helped light a menorah to mark Hanukkah. About 100 ...

Grand Menorah lighting, Nov. 28 Fremont Street Experience will celebrate the first night of Hanukkah with the lighting of the Grand Menorah in downtown Las Vegas on Nov. 28 beginning at 4:30 p.m ...

"Just as with Christmas, Hanukkah usually takes place on the longest nights of the year. It's a time of year when we need more light than ever. Little did the ancient Jews know, their descendants ...

To celebrate, they decided to light up a menorah, a special Jewish ... in their long-lost Temple. Every night during Hanukkah families gather to light a new candle on an nine-branched candelabrum ...