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. So, ...

Sephardic Chief Rabbi David Yosef has published special instructions for lighting Hanukkah candles for soldiers in the field and passengers on trains and other large transportation vehicles.

The first candle of Hanukkah was lit by rabbis at the Western Wall in Jerusalem, as they gathered in joint prayer with families of hostages held in Gaza.Credit...Abir Sultan/EPA, via Shutterstock ...

Family members of Israelis held hostage by Palestinian militants since the October 2023 attacks lit the first candle of Hanukkah on Wednesday. Jack Guez/AFP/Getty Images Tel Aviv, Israel CNN — ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy took part in the ceremony of lighting Hanukkah candles. "Today is both Christmas and the beginning of Hanukkah. It is great that in Ukraine we can celebrate ...

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.