On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. Watch the lighting ceremony at 4 p.m. EST in our ...

Two candles, in addition to the Shamash, the center candle, were lit. People gather during the lighting of a Menorah in front of the Nichols Library on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2024, in Naperville. Joe ...

“You can take one candle and light up 100 candles and you still have that power. And that’s what we do at the menorah lighting. It’s a simple message that resonates with every single generation.

they rededicated their temple by lighting the menorah. They found enough oil to light one candle. Then a miracle happened. “Lo and behold, this lasted for eight nights,” the rabbi said.

The candelabra also pays a tribute to the Menorah inside the ancient Temple of Jerusalem, which had seven branches. Hanukkah candles are lit from left-to-right; the number of candles that are lit ...

Hanukkah came a bit late this season, beginning at nightfall on December 25, 2024 and concluded on the evening of January 2, ...

The menorah is a symbol of the temple lampstand. Traditionally, the menorah candles are lit after dark. Rabbi Meir Rubashkin, of the Chabad of Oneonta and Rohr Jewish Student Center, highlighted ...

(Photo by Chaya Mishulovin) Hot chocolate, donuts, fire dancing, latkes, a gelt drop and of course the lighting of a candle marked the public Hanukkah menorah lighting ceremony in downtown Skokie ...

On the first night of the holiday, special prayers are recited and one candle is lit on the menorah. Each night another candle is lit. The eight-night commemoration of Hanukah is based on the ...

On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multi-branched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and ...

The event, which featured music, games, and food began around 5:30 p.m. and ended around 7:30 p.m. Chanukah is an eight-day holiday, and candles are lit on a customary Chanukah menorah to ...