Candles, oil, wicks, cups, shamoshim and all the little things you realize you’re missing approximately five minutes before lighting. Everything you need to get the menorahs ready, all in one place.

Standard candles are 5/16″ wide; the deluxe dripless ones are 3/8″. Check your menorah’s cups before you buy the fancy box.


The everyday box: one menorah, all eight nights, shamash included, in five colors.

Five boxes of plain white candles, enough for several menorahs without a restock.

Thicker dripless candles; the maker says about an hour each. Check that 3/8″ fits.

Tall blue-and-white spirals with a blessings card and a fold-up dreidel in the box.

Hand-dipped beeswax in blue and natural, for the menorah you like to make a little fancier.
Amazon has very few standalone shamash candles with a real review history, so there is one pick here instead of a padded list. Every box of Ner Mitzvah prefilled oil cups below also comes with a beeswax shamash.
Glass sizes are Ner Mitzvah’s own numbers, height × width, and all three have a 10 mm peg. Measure one of your menorah’s cups before you order.

Short, narrow reusable glasses: rinse, refill and light again the next night.

As narrow as #10 but taller, so it holds more oil. The medium wick holders below list it.

The wider short glass, for menorah cups with a bigger opening.

Cork-disc floating wicks for full oil cups, with tweezers for fishing out the used ones.

Stand-up wick holders that sit in the cup. The maker lists which of its glasses they fit.

Plain replacement wicks for the holders and floats you already have.

Glasses wobbling in the menorah? Layered silicone rings steady them in wider openings.
A small bottle, a family bottle with a pour spout, and a big kitchen jug for houses lighting several menorahs.

A small bottle sold for Chanukah lighting, for one menorah or a first year with oil.

A bigger bottle with a spout for filling small cups without spills. Labeled not for cooking.

A big kitchen jug for several menorahs; on 14 Oct it cost less per ounce than the bottles above.
Amazon’s choice here is thin: foil liners you throw away, and light plastic cups that come with wicks. For cups that arrive already filled, see the next section.

Foil liners that sit in the menorah’s oil cups and go in the trash when Chanukah is over.

Lightweight plastic insert cups, with a pack of 45 wicks included.
Want to skip the oil-pouring part? Start here. Sizes and burn times are Ner Mitzvah’s; every 44-cup box includes a beeswax shamash.

The slimmest cup, for narrow menorah openings. Peel, light, toss.

Olive oil and wick already in the glass, plus a beeswax shamash and a travel stand.

A wider cup that burns about an hour longer than Small. Same shamash and stand.

The widest of the four. The listing says 3 hours in its title and 3½ in its details.

A stand and nine prefilled cups in one box, for a night away or a guest.
Something under the menorah for the table, the counter or the window ledge, plus liners that keep the menorah itself clean.


A colorful tray for one menorah; Rite Lite describes the tempered glass as heat-resistant.

A large tray with handles for a bigger menorah, and a serving tray the rest of the year.

Sold for baking, but a throwaway base under menorahs on a window ledge; 15 in the pack.

Foil liners in each candle cup catch the dripping wax, so the menorah stays clean.
Still need the menorah itself, or something for the kids? Hosting the lighting? Our Chanukah table setting ideas cover the tableware.

Glass, silver, travel and kids’ menorahs for every window.

Gifts sorted by age and budget, from toddlers to grandparents.

Menorahs, dreidels and candles kids can make themselves.

Games and activities for the Chanukah party crowd.

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