Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light ...

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 ...

Use fresh candles each night. On the first night, you will need two candles ... you should expect to go through an entire box of 44-count Hanukkah candles by the end of the eighth day. Once you have ...

The first light on a 13-foot tall menorah was lit using a hydraulic lift outside the State House in Concord on Wednesday to mark the first night of Hanukkah.Chabad Lubavitch organized the display ...

Hanukkah is ... they lit the menorah, and it stayed lit for eight days. Central to the annual festival is the nightly menorah lighting. One candle is lit each night. The menorah holds nine candles ...

Over the course of the eight nights of Hanukkah, 44 candles will be used. After the shamash, the first candle goes in the spot on the far right of the menorah. On the second night, a second candle ...