Hanukkah 2024 Candle Lighting Times And Dates. Hanukkah, the jewish festival of rededication. The shamash candle is lit first usually with a lighter, then each candle is lit from the hamas candle (placed left to right, lit right to left, for which of the eight days it is).

There are many customs that set the earliest time for lighting chanukah candles: Chanukah begins on the eve of kislev 25 and.