Ha, thanks again. BTW - I would have thought that the Chanuka Menorah would be an oil lamp <g>
Oy. Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: Re: Should we rename CF-Talk? > Menorah = 7 branches. > > BTW the reason a Hanukkiah has 9 branches for the 8 days > of Hanukkah is so there can be one candle for each day, > plus a "helper" candle called the Shamash, with that > branch a different height from the other 8, whose job is > just to light the other ones. > > So, the first night of Hanukkah you light the Shamash > and use it to light one Hanukkah candle. Add a candle > each night, so at the end you have 8 plus the helper. > > (It was felt that using one of the 8 to light the others > wouldn't be right.) > > There have actually been arguments as to whether you add > candles each night from right to left or left to right, > and in which order you light them. Oy. > > -Ben ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
