How Do You Light An Oil Hanukkah Menorah?
You will need olive oil, a menorah with 9 candles, and something to light them with.
- Make sure to have a 9 candled menorah because that is the kosher Hanukkah menorah. You need the tallest candle, or the shamash, to light the other candles.
- You need to calculate the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. At sunset that day, the first candle is lit as the sun goes down.
- You let the candle burn for 45 minutes.
- Read all 3 Hanukkah blessings on the first evening – the other nights you should read the first two blessings.
- You should light each candle each night moving from right to left.
Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights, lasts for eight days. Hanukkah celebrates the rededication of the Second Temple of Jerusalem in the second century B.C. The festival starts on the 25th day of Kislev as recorded on the Hebrew calendar. On the Georgian calendar, Hanukkah begins either in late November or in late December. Set a time aside to light the menorah. The time needed is 10 to 15 minutes if there is oil in the menorah already. Use olive oil in the menorah. Check to make sure that the menorah you use has nine candles. A nine-candled menorah is a Hanukkah menorah. The tallest candle is the Shamash and used to light the other eight candles. Find a Hebrew calendar and calculate the 24th day of the Hebrew month of Kislev. At sunset of the 24th day, the first candle is lit on the menorah. You want to be ready to light the candle as the sun goes down. Gather everyone in your family so that all are present. Let the candle burn for at least 45 minutes. If the candle goes out, re-light
