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Dec 14, 2003 · How many candles and what do we say for each night of Chanukah. Wednesday, December 25, 2024. Kislev 24. Tonight is the first Night of Chanukah. After nightfall ( click here for local times), recite blessings 1, 2 and 3 and kindle one light in the menorah.
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You need 44 candles for every menorah you plan to light over Hanukkah. On the first night, two candles are needed, one as the shamash and one to represent the first night. On the second night, you will need three candles, then four, and so on until the eighth night on which you will need nine candles. Added together, this is a total of 44 candles:
Each night, another candle is added so that on the eighth and final night of Hanukkah, all nine candles (the shamash plus eight others) are lit. To complete the ritual on all eight nights with one menorah, you will need a total of 44 candles per menorah. Most boxes of Hanukkah candles contain 45.
On the first night of Hanukkah, the shammash is used to light one candle. On the second night, it is used to light two, and so on, until all eight candles are lit on the eighth night of the holiday.
Each night of Hanukkah, we light candles in a hanukkiyah , lighting one candle the first night, two the second night, and so on, until all eight nights have concluded. Two blessings are chanted or recited every night of Hanukkah. The first is a blessing over the candles themselves.
