The center candle, known as the shamash, sits higher than ... during which Jews light candles on a menorah to celebrate the miracle of a one-day oil supply lasting eight after the Maccabean ...

The crowd cheered and clapped as the flames finally caught on the shamash and two other ... called for lighting the menorah, but the Jews found only enough oil to last one day.

Archaeologists in Jerusalem have discovered a 1,700-year-old oil lamp decorated with rare Jewish artwork, including a unique menorah — a surprise given that the Roman Empire had tried to ...

With the tiny supply of ritually pure oil that they ... The special menorah used for Hanukkah has eight branches, with a ninth place for the candle called shamash from which all others are lit.

Each evening the middle candle from the holder, the shamash ... and lighting of the menorah. It would take eight days to prepare a new supply. Yet miraculously this oil burned for the entire ...

The shamash is lit first and is used to light the other candles each night of the Chanukah holiday. The holiday of Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem after the Syrians ...

With the tiny supply of ritually pure oil that they ... The special menorah used for Hanukkah has eight branches, with a ninth place for the candle called shamash from which all others are lit.

Once lit, the shamash is used to light the other candles on the menorah ... The group had a tiny supply of oil that was only expected to keep their temple’s menorah lit for one night. Miraculously, ...