Chanukah Math
It is the number of candles that will be burning on the chanukiah during the last night of Chanukah
What is 9?
The word that means "potato pancake"
What is latke?
Known as one of the biggest Chanukah ear-worms, this repetitive song about a Chanukah toy and how it is made might be the only Chanukah song many non-Jews know
What is Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel? (or What is I had a little dreidel?)
What is a dreidel?
It is what the word "Chanukah" means in English.
What is dedication?
It is the number of candles that Rabbi Shammai suggests we light on the last night of Chanukah (according to B. Shabbat 21b)
What is 2?
The word that means "doughnut"
What is sufganiyah?
The prayer we say after the candle-lighting prayer every night of Chanukah
What is she-asah nissim?
The letters on a dreidel
What are nun, gimmel, hey, and shin?
The Hebrew month during which we celebrate Chanukah
What is Kislev?
The number of extra days the Cruze of oil lasted
What is 7?
These chocolate coins represent the money children in Israel are given on Chanukah instead of gifts.
What is gelt?
The prayer we only sing on the first night of Chanukah
What is shehecheyanu?
What the letters on the dreidel stand for
What is "a Great Miracle Happened There"?
The Greek king, known for almost conquering Egypt, who oppressed the Jews in Judea, leading them to revolt.
Who was Antiochus IV?
It is the total number of candles used per chanukiah during all eight nights of Chanukah
What is 44?
One of two foods that Rabbi Young cooked with us last weekend
What are Fried Rice Squares (with spicy tuna) or Tempura Veggies?
The song customarily sung after lighting the Chanukiah
What is Maoz Tzur?
The only letter that something bad happens to the spinner when it lands face up in a game of dreidel
What is shin?
It is the other name for the Maccabees
What are the Hasmoneans (or Chashmonim)?
The number of nights of Chanukah plus the number of sides on a dreidel plus the number of the day of the month on which Chanukah begins
What is 37?
Because of how they were originally prepared, this is the proper (even if not better) topping for latkes
What is applesauce?
A series of Psalms (113-118) that we recite on Chanukah, as instructed by the Babylonian Talmud in Shabbat 21b
What is Hallel?
This is a different letter found on a dreidel in Israel instead of a shin, because "there" becomes "here" there
What is peh?
Yehuda, Eliezer, Yonatan, Yochanan, and Shimon
Who are the sons of Matityahu?