History
This modern city situated between Jerusalem and Tel-Aviv is the backdrop to the Chanukah story
What is Modiin?
I am recited on 2 festivals that are of Rabbinic origin
What is Al HaNisim?
The fruit of Olea europaea
What is an olive?
The oldest known ceramic material appears in this iconic song about a Chanukah spinning top, "I Had a Little Dreidel"
What is clay?
The military victory over the Greeks and the oil lasted for 8 days
What are the miracles we celebrate on Chanukah?
Eliezer, Yochananan, Yehuda, Yonatan, Shimon
Who are the 5 sons of Matityahu?
There are 44 of me, but we are not all used for the same purpose
What are Chanukah candles?
Edible currency
What is chocolate Chanukah gelt?
The voices of “Those Were the Nights of Chanukah”
What is Yeshiva Boys Choir?
סוס ורכבו רמה בים
"Horse and driver he has hurled into the sea"
What is the splitting of the sea? קריעת ים סוף
The Empire that Antiochus IV ruled
What is the Seleucid Empire (Greek)?
Washing dishes, doing laundry, cooking - all are examples of….
What is melacha that can’t be done by women while the candles are burning?
Roladin (Israeli bakery) makes an elevated version of this traditional Hanukah food
What are sufganiyot?
Written in the Middle Ages, this song is traditionally sung by Sephardim and Ashkenazim on Chanukah (not by Teimanim)
What is Maoz Tzur?
Biblical Hebrew word for banner
What is nes נס?
Judah the Macabee conquered Jerusalem THEN
What is 164 BCE?
We light one Chanukiya for the entire household
Who are the Sephardim?
A Moroccan donut-like fritter traditionally made from an unsweetened yeast dough
What is Sfinge?
This boy-band produced a Taylor Swift medley parody for Chanukah this year
What is Six13?
Shrek intersects with the Book of Bemidbar (Numbers) and you get...
What is a talking donkey?
Hammer - Judah’s epithet
What is (the translation of the word) Maccabee?
עד שתכלה רגל מן השוק - Until the last person leaves the market
When is the latest time one can light Chanukah candles?
The third most important food crop in the world after rice and wheat in terms of human consumption
What is a potato?
This song was originally written in Yiddish in 1912, adapted to Hebrew, and then to English
What is Chanukah Oy Chanukah/ Ymei HaChanukah/ Oh Chanukah Oh Chanukah?
This miracle happened to the Jewish people in the year the Packers defeated the Chiefs in the Superbowl
What is the Six Day War? (1967)