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#1: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Dec 12, 2017

I'm not used to seeing a menorah arranged this way. Was the candle on the end lit the day before, and that's why it's shorter?

This isn't a menorah but chanukkia, with 8 candles plus an extra one for lighting the others. Chanukka is an 8-days festive. On the first day (this evening) you must light 1 candle, tomorrow 2 candles etc. It comes from the Jewish history (Maccabean war), pls. read others on wiki :)

Ahh, so the shorter candle is the one used to light the others?

yes of course :)

Happy Hanuka

The candle on the end is the shamus, or servant candle. It is shorter because you light it first, then say (or sing) blessings before you use it to light the other candles. The other 8 candles do no work - you may not warm your hands on their flame, for example, or use their light to read by. They simply beautify the festival.

Thank you for the questions and the informative answers. Happy Chanukka!

Would like to see a better image.

BlackCat, see puzzle #30638 :)

It's not exactly the original event of light. From ancient times pagans celebrated the winter solstice with lights and evergreen trees decorated with balls to represent fruit growing on green trees when the world became light again. We Christians stole the tradition.

Yes, it's a Christian explanation :)
Usually i wonder when I ask someone, which part contains psalms. Most of Christian people believes they're in the New Testament...

Well that's just silly. :)

Florida is the part that contains palms.

boo.

Got that right, Joe. :)

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