One candle is lit each day of Hanukkah. The menorah is usually placed ... If you are not a subscriber, please consider ...

And unlike many other quality news outlets ... The special menorah used for Hanukkah has eight branches, with a ninth place for the candle called shamash from which all others are lit.

During each night of Hanukkah, you light one candle for each night plus an additional one called the shamash, the "helper" candle, which is lit first each night and used to light all the others.

There are menorahs with seven candles and nine candles. The nine-candle menorah is used during Hanukkah. One candle is used for each of the eight days of Hanukkah and the center candle is used to ...