Ask Jerry: A menorah has nine candles
Ask Jerry: A menorah has nine candles By Jerry Romansky Dear Jerry: In your Holiday Musical Trivia quiz (published last week, Dec. 13, 2020), you included some Hanukahh questions with the dreidel song. “How many candles are on a menorah?” was one of your questions. Your answer was eight. The correct answer is nine. To elaborate, there are eight nights of Hanukah. On every menorah, there is a candle for each night. In the center, there is a ninth candle. It is slightly higher than the other candles and called the “Shamash,” which means “helper candle.” Nightly, the Shamash is use...
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