General
7 Species
Israel
Seder
Hebrew
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The “Tu” in Tu B’Shevat stands for this day in the month of Shevat.

--What is 15?

--What is 18? 

--What is 36?

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What are the four letters on a dreidel?
Nun, Gimel, Hey, Shin
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How many days does Hanukkah last?
8
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Where does the story of Hanukkah take place?
Israel
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What are the potato pancakes we eat on Hanukkah called?
Latkes
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Another name for Tu B’Shevat

--What is the New Year of the Trees? 

--What is the Holiday of Matzah?

 --What is the Time of our Rejoicing?

200
What happens, if during a game of dreidel you spin and land on hey?
You win half of the pot
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What does Hanukkah mean?
Dedication or Rededication
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Who is the hero of the story of Hanukkah
Judah Maccabee
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What is the name of the special jelly donuts Jews in Israel eat during Hanukkah?
Sufganyot
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2000 years ago, Tu B’Shevat marked the beginning of the year for this.

--What is agricultural tithing?

--What is reading the Torah from beginning to end? 

--What is asking others and God for forgiveness?

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What is the Hebrew word for dreidel?
S'vivon
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After lighting a Hanukkah menorah, where is it traditionally placed?
In a window
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How long did the miracle of the oil last?
8 Days
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What is the name for the chocolate coins we use on Hanukkah.
Gelt
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One interpretation of why Tu B’Shevat is a new year.

~What is because it marks the forming of fruit on the trees and start of spring? 

--What is because it usually falls in January? 

--What is because we wish each other Shanah Tovah?

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What do the four letters on the dreidel stand for?
A Great Miracle Happened There
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In what Hebrew month is Hanukkah observed?
Kislev
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What is the name of the evil King in the Hanukkah story?
Antiochus
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What are two things people frequently put on their latkes?
Sour Cream, Applesauce, Sugur, Cinnamon, Ketchup
500

Shabbat Shirah is a special Shabbat around Tu B’Shevat when we read the Torah parashah about this.

~What is when the Israelites crossed the Red Sea? 

--What is when Jacob took Esau’s birthright? 

--What is when Adam and Eve were in the Garden of Eden?

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What letter replaces Shin on an Israel dreidel?
Pay
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Scholars believe the first Hanukkah was the delayed celebration of this Jewish Holiday, which also lasts 8 days?
Sukkot
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After the Maccabees captured Jerusalem, what place did they need to clean and rededicate?
The Temple
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How are Hanukkah foods cooked?
In Oil
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