This heavy cast aluminum chanukiah brings practicality to a timeless ritual. When removed from the base the candleholder's two parts can be separated, making the chanukiah exceptionally easy to clean. Beneath the candle holder platform is a storage compartment with room for 44 candles—enough for the eight nights of Chanukah. A gently raised center spot elevates the shammash. The Block is a substantial form, weighing four pounds.
Midnight: Navy blue
Clay: Terracotta
Polished Aluminum: Shiny and smooth, light reflecting
Brushed Aluminum: Sandblasted and textured, matte
Chances are you’re not using an actual “menorah” to light your Chanukah candles, but rather a “chanukiah.” A menorah, which has seven spots to hold candles rather than eight, is derived from the oil candelabra that Jews used as a mobile temple during the second century, when a tyrant Greek king outlawed Judaism throughout Judea and Samaria. As the 2,200-year-old legend has it, when the Jews’ religious freedom was finally restored they moved to rededicate the Second Temple in Jerusalem. When they went to light their menorah at their new temple, it stayed aflame for eight nights even though there was only a single day’s worth of oil.
Fast forward to centuries later. The menorah’s modern incarnation is the chanukiah, which has a total of nine spots to hold candles: Eight spots for the eight nights of Chanukah the oil miraculously burned, and a ninth spot designated for the shammash (helper candle) which is used to light the others.
Block Chanukiah
This heavy cast aluminum chanukiah brings practicality to a timeless ritual. When removed from the base the candleholder's two parts can be separated, making the chanukiah exceptionally easy to clean. Beneath the candle holder platform is a storage compartment with room for 44 candles—enough for the eight nights of Chanukah. A gently raised center spot elevates the shammash. The Block is a substantial form, weighing four pounds.
Midnight: Navy blue
Clay: Terracotta
Polished Aluminum: Shiny and smooth, light reflecting
Brushed Aluminum: Sandblasted and textured, matte
Chances are you’re not using an actual “menorah” to light your Chanukah candles, but rather a “chanukiah.” A menorah, which has seven spots to hold candles rather than eight, is derived from the oil candelabra that Jews used as a mobile temple during the second century, when a tyrant Greek king outlawed Judaism throughout Judea and Samaria. As the 2,200-year-old legend has it, when the Jews’ religious freedom was finally restored they moved to rededicate the Second Temple in Jerusalem. When they went to light their menorah at their new temple, it stayed aflame for eight nights even though there was only a single day’s worth of oil.
Fast forward to centuries later. The menorah’s modern incarnation is the chanukiah, which has a total of nine spots to hold candles: Eight spots for the eight nights of Chanukah the oil miraculously burned, and a ninth spot designated for the shammash (helper candle) which is used to light the others.
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