Hanukkah 2024 Candles Today. Each night of hanukkah, use the “shamash” or head candle to light one of the eight candles in the menorah, so by the last night of hanukkah, all eight candles are burning! The menorah has one central candle called the shammus and eight additional.

The menorah should be lit. Hanukkah means “dedication” and is a holiday that honors and celebrates one of the first recorded fights for.