Hanukkah · Pass the Light
Hanukkah Menorah: Pass the Light
Eight nights, eight candles, eight people. Light the first candle from the shamash, then send the menorah on, and each friend lights the next one until it's glowing in full.
No account needed. Everything is kept on our server under a short link, signed so names and notes can’t be changed along the way. Anyone with the link can read them.
How Pass the Light works
- Type your name to light the first candle from the shamash, the helper candle in the middle.
- Send the menorah to someone you'd light candles with.
- Each person lights the next candle and passes it on, right to left the way candles are added, until all eight are lit.
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Eight nights, eight candles, eight people
Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, remembers the rededication of the Temple in Jerusalem and the oil that burned for eight days. Families light one more candle each night on the hanukkiah, the nine-branched menorah, until all eight burn together with the shamash, the helper candle used to light the others. Pass the Light turns that into something you can share with people who are not at your table: you light the first candle, and each person you send it to lights the next one.
How it works
- Light the first candle. Type your name and, if you like, a short wish for the season. The shamash in the middle is always lit; it lights yours.
- Send the menorah on. To family abroad, an old friend, your synagogue group or your class.
- Each person lights the next candle. Candles are set in from the right, as on a real menorah, and the newest is lit beside the last. When the eighth is lit the menorah is complete and everyone who opens the link sees it glowing in full.
Ideas
- One candle a night: send it to a different person each evening of Hanukkah.
- A family across time zones lighting it together, grandparents first.
- A Hebrew school class, one candle per student group.
A picture to keep
Download image saves the menorah with every name beneath its candle, sized for chat and stories. It is drawn on your phone and never uploaded.
Privacy
No account is needed. The names and wishes travel inside the link, signed so nobody can change them, behind a short a2z.tools link. Anyone with the link can see them.
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Frequently asked questions
Why does the menorah have nine candles?
Eight are the Hanukkah lights, one for each night. The ninth, the shamash or helper, sits apart and is used to light the others. In this tool the shamash is always lit.
In what order are the candles lit?
Candles are placed in the menorah from right to left, one more each night, and the newest is lit first. Here each person lights the next candle in that order.
How many people can light candles?
Eight, one per candle. When all eight are lit the menorah is complete; anyone can start a new one.
Do people need to sign up?
No. The link opens in any browser, and nobody needs an account or an app.
Can the names be changed after they are added?
No. They are signed into the link so nobody can alter them. Anyone with the link can see them, so share it with people you know.