During each night of Hanukkah, you light one candle for each night plus an additional one called the shamash, the "helper" candle, which is lit first each night and used to light all the others.

In modern times, we light one menorah candle on the first night of Hanukkah, plus a “helper” candle, called the shammash. Using the shammash, we light two on the second night, three on the ...

He added, “So when I was a child, we would celebrate multiple holidays, including Hanukkah, and as the youngest of three boys, I was the one who always got to light the first candle.” ...

Today, Sophia will do something new for the first time, but what will it be? Sophia’s Mum: Sophia, do you know why we’re making candles? Sophia: Yes. Because… because it is Hanukkah.

After the speeches, Milei lit the sixth Hanukkah candle, accompanied by Rabbi Tzvi Grunblat, and celebrated that “it will be the first time that a President in office will attend this important ...