For this reason, even though the Talmud reflects a dispute over the order of lighting ... The special menorah used for Hanukkah has eight branches, with a ninth place for the candle called shamash ...

“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.

Tickets for the lighting on Wednesday are available at NationalMenorah.org. Ticket holders get some special Hanukkah perks, ...

From anywhere in the world, Jews can light a virtual candle that will be projected on Israel’s National Institutions building ...

When a rag tag group of Jews overcame oppression by an occupying force, they rededicated their temple by lighting the menorah. They found enough oil to light one candle. Then a miracle happened.

"Hanukkah represents the triumph of light over darkness, good over evil, and spirituality over materialism," Palm Beach ...

The Brighton Beach community came together last week near Coney Island for a joyous menorah lighting, marking the first night ...

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 ...

The crowd cheered and clapped as the flames finally caught on the shamash and two other candles. The menorah features eight candles — one for each day of the holiday — and a ninth known as the ...