There is one candle for each night of Hanukkah, and the ninth candle, which sits in the middle, is known as the shamash, which translates to attendant or servant candle. This candle is lit first and ...

Synopsis: Perek Ba’meh Madlikin in Gemara (Shabbos 21b) refers to ner ish u’beito when teaching the requirements about lighting candles for Chanukah. Rambam (Hilchot Chanukah 4:1-2) rules that ...

The ritual of lighting a nightly candle, as well as the emphasis on cooking foods in oil such as potato pancakes called latkes, memorialize this miraculously long-lasting oil. When is Hanukkah 2024?

Is it Hanukkah or Chanukah? What to know about the festival of lights What is Hanukkah? An eight-day festival of lights, celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting.

Chanukah begins at sundown Tuesday, Dec. 16 and runs through Wednesday, Dec. 24. Jews around the world will celebrate and light the candles in the menorah, enjoy a dinner together and family time.

Question: My husband and I are Ashkenazi, yet my children go to school with Sefardim. My son came home and said that only my husband is to light the Chanukah candles. In my parent’s home, we all ...

When does Hanukkah start this year? And what's the right way to light a menorah? Here are answers to some of the key questions people usually ask about Hanukkah.