That is because the middle candle is used to light the menorah every night. That's called the"shamash" or servent.
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Some menorahs have 9 candles because they are used during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which lasts for 8 days. The extra candle, called the shamash, is used to light the other candles each night.
Some menorahs have 7 candles instead of the traditional 9 because they are used for Hanukkah, which lasts for 8 days. The 7-candle menorah represents the 7 days of the week, while the 9-candle menorah is used for the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, which commemorates the miracle of the oil lasting for 8 days.
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Candles are lit for all 8 nights of Hanukkah.
8, as many days as the holiday lasts. An extra candle is added and is used to light the others.
Hanukkah lasts 8 days. 44 candles are needed.
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None. Here's why: 1. Jews do not celebrate Christmas; and Channukah is not the same as Christmas. 2. The channukiah (Channukah-menorah) holds a total of 9 candles so on the last night all 9 are lit. 8 candles represent the miracle that Channukah celebrates and the 9th one, called the shamesh, is used to light the other candles.
When the Jews celebrate Hanukkah, they use a menorah, which has eight candles on it. According to tradition, God preserved the little oil that the Maccabees had for eight days. These eight candles symbolize the eight days.
Yes, two candles are lit on the first night of Hanukkah, and each night one more is added till there are 9 candles that are lit on Hanukkah. One is the helper candle ("shamash") used to light the other 8, which symbolize the 8 days of Hanukkah.
The Channukiah - 9 branch candelabra - represents the Menorah that was in the Temple in Jerusalem. Each night we light an additional candle to symbolize the 8 days the oil burned when the Temple was rededicated. The significance of the oil burning for 8 days was that there was only enough to burn for 1 day but it took 8 days to make new oil. There is a 9th candle called the 'shamesh' that is used to light the other candles.