The Hanukkah menorah, or ḥanukkiyah, is a nine-branched version of the seven-branched menorah that is used to commemorate the rededication of the Second Temple after it was reclaimed by the Maccabees from the Seleucids in 164 bce. The Hanukkah menorah has eight receptacles for candles or oil and a shammash (“servant”) light for kindling the others during the nightly Hanukkah ritual. Hanukkah candles are inserted into the menorah from right to left, an additional candle on each day of the festival, but are lit from left to right accompanied by prayers.
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