Chanukah Menorah Lighting 2025. The menorah holds nine flames, one of which is the shamash (“attendant”), used to kindle the other eight lights. Recite blessings 1 and 2.
The menorah holds nine flames, one of which is the shamash (“attendant”), used to kindle the other eight lights. Perhaps the most prominent public chanukah program in the world is the annual lighting ceremony of the national chanukah menorah on the ellipse, just across from the white house.