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Bookmark or Share- Hanukkah - Chanukah 2024 - Menorah, Dreidels, Latkes, Recipes, Games ...Hanukkah (Chanukah), the Jewish eight-day “festival of lights” is celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting--adding a flame each night--special prayers, dreidel playing, and fried foods. What Does Chanukah Actually Mean? What Is a Dreidel? How Many Candles On a Menorah (Chanukiah)? What Is Gelt?
- Menorah (7 Branches) vs Chanukiah (9 Branches): What’s the Difference?A Chanukiah strictly refers to a Hanukkah Menorah (9 branches), while a Menorah can mean any type of Jewish lamp, including a Chanukiah. Or, to put it simply: Every Chanukiah is a Menorah, but not every Menorah is a Chanukiah.
- What Is a Menorah (Chanukiah)? - Chabad.orgThe Chanukah menorah (also called a chanukiah) has eight branches, to be lit over the eight days of the festival, as well as a shamash —an additional arm used to kindle the others. Read: 14 Facts About the Menorah in the Holy Temple
- Menorah vs. Hanukkiah - Chabad.orgMenorah or hanukkiah (or is it a hanukiah or a chanukiah?)? Are the two terms the same? Is one more proper than the other when describing the lamp lit on Hanukkah? Read on as we bring light to this subject.
- Hanukkah menorah - WikipediaA Hanukkah menorah, or hanukkiah, [a] is a nine-branched candelabrum lit during the eight-day Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. Eight of the nine branches hold lights (candles or oil lamps) that symbolize the eight nights of the holiday; on each night, one more light is lit than the previous night, until on the final night all eight branches are ignited.
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