Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

Each and every year, I see families and businesses struggle with how to properly light and display a menorah for the Chanukah festival. It is my pleasure to help

Tomorrow night, at sundown, Chanukah begins. Use the following as a guide - my repost from last year:


Candles are placed in the menorah from right to left, with the number of candles corresponding to which night of Chanukah it is. There is also one additional candle, which is usually elevated, called the “shamash,” or service candle. The shamash is lit first, and then used to light the other candles, from left to right.

If your menorah is in a window, it is my belief that it is on display for people outside and should be lit opposite of the directions above. If your menorah is lit for display inside then the rules above apply and are lit as indicated below:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6

Day 7

Day 8


I have one that I light inside and one for the window that has bulbs. That one looks backwards from the inside.


and AS ALWAYS, I shall post pictures of BOTH my indoor and outdoor menorahs for 8 days.

FYI...On Friday night, Chanukah candles are to be lit BEFORE Shabbat candles.

Chag Sameach!!!

Re: Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

THANK YOU!!!

I did my usual call to dad "how do I do this again?"

I am so glad you posted this

Re: Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

Glad I could help.

Re: Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

BUMP FOR TONIGHT!!!!

Re: Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

Leslie, it's just not the holiday season until I see this annual thread of yours!!!!!

Re: Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

The best is yet to come!!!

Re: Menorah Lighting for Chanukah - REPOST from last year

Thank you! I am in charge of our office decorations this year & I was just about to put ours up, so I was going to do a search, but my guess was correct. Right to left, like Hebrew!