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Here's what you need to know. Each night, we add one more candle to the menorah, adding from right to left (just like Hebrew!).

The first night (after sunset) we just light the shammus (the taller candle) and use that candle to light the furthest candle on the right, while saying the prayers below. The second night, we add one more candle, and use the shammus, light the two candles from left to right. Repeat each night until the whole menorah is lit! In short, add the candles from right to left and light from left to right (newest candle first).

The Blessings:

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha'olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tsivanu l'hadlik ner shel Hanukkah.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Ruler of all, who hallows us with mitzvot, commanding us to kindle the Hanukkah lights.

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha'olam, she-asah nisim la'avoteinu v'imoteinu bayamim hahaeim baz'man hazeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, who performed wondrous acts for our ancestors in days of old at this season.

On the first night, we add:

Baruch atah, Adonai Eloheinu, Melech ha'olam, shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higianu laz'man hazeh.

Blessed are You, Adonai our God, Sovereign of all, for giving us life, for sustaining us, and for enabling us to reach this season.

During the eight nights of Hanukkah, a total of 44 candles are typically lit. The lighting of the candles follows a specific pattern:

On the first night, one candle is lit, plus the """"shamash"""" (helper) candle, making a total of two candles.

On the second night, an additional candle is added, making it three candles (plus the shamash).

This pattern continues throughout the holiday:

First night: 2 candles (1 + shamash)

Second night: 3 candles (2 + shamash)

Third night: 4 candles (3 + shamash)

Fourth night: 5 candles (4 + shamash)

Fifth night: 6 candles (5 + shamash)

Sixth night: 7 candles (6 + shamash)

Seventh night: 8 candles (7 + shamash)

Eighth night: 9 candles (8 + shamash)

By the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, all eight regular candles (representing the eight days of the holiday) plus the shamash candle have been lit, totaling nine candles in the menorah.

Remember that when lighting the Hanukkah candles, you add one candle each night, starting from the right side and moving to the left, but when reciting the blessings, you do so before lighting any candles. Then you light the candles by lighting the shamash first, and using it to light the candles from left to right (light the new one first). The lighting of the candles serves as a beautiful and joyous commemoration of the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days in the Temple's menorah.

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During the eight nights of Hanukkah, a total of 44 candles are typically lit. The lighting of the candles follows a specific pattern:

On the first night, one candle is lit, plus the """"shamash"""" (helper) candle, making a total of two candles.

On the second night, an additional candle is added, making it three candles (plus the shamash).

This pattern continues throughout the holiday:

First night: 2 candles (1 + shamash)

Second night: 3 candles (2 + shamash)

Third night: 4 candles (3 + shamash)

Fourth night: 5 candles (4 + shamash)

Fifth night: 6 candles (5 + shamash)

Sixth night: 7 candles (6 + shamash)

Seventh night: 8 candles (7 + shamash)

Eighth night: 9 candles (8 + shamash)

By the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, all eight regular candles (representing the eight days of the holiday) plus the shamash candle have been lit, totaling nine candles in the menorah.

Remember that when lighting the Hanukkah candles, you add one candle each night, starting from the right side and moving to the left, but when reciting the blessings, you do so before lighting any candles. Then you light the candles by lighting the shamash first, and using it to light the candles from left to right (light the new one first). The lighting of the candles serves as a beautiful and joyous commemoration of the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days in the Temple's menorah.

When lighting the Hanukkah candles, you add one candle each night, starting from the right side and moving to the left, but when reciting the blessings, you do so before lighting any candles.

Light the Hanukkah candles after sundown each night of the holiday. On Friday nights, the Hanukkah candles are lit before sunset to avoid lighting during Shabbat, and on Saturday nights, they are lit after sunset and after the Shabbat concludes.

Yes, you light Hanukkah candles when Shabbat falls on Hanukkah. On Friday night (Shabbat), the Hanukkah candles are lit before the Shabbat candles so they are already lit when Shabbat begins. On Saturday night, Shabbat ends first with Havdalah at sundown, after which the Hanukkah candles are then lit.