Chanuka History
What was the name of the king in the chanuka story?
Antiochus
Which side do we light from?
Right to left
or
Left to right
Left to right
How many candles are used throughout chanuka?
a) 39
b) 44
c) 49
44
How many new boys came to Mekor Haim this year from grades 5-8?
4
How many grams are in a Kzayit?
28
What ברכה אחרונה do you say on french fries?
בורא נפשות
Why do we light 2 candles on Shabbat?
A) Corresponding to שמור וזכור
B) One for the husband and one for the wife
C) For the Shabbos King and Queen
To correspond to שמור וזכור
Who wrote the משנה ברורה ?
The חפץ חיים
When did the miracle of Chanuka take place?
a) During the first bet hamikdash
b) during the second bet hamikdash
c) in between the first and second bet hamikdash
b
What do we add in מעין שלש on Chanuka?
Nothing!
Which is not a decree that Antiochus made?
a) Not to keep Shabbat
b) Not to Daven
c) Not to do Brit Milah
b) Not to Daven
Which one of these is Rabbi Hammel NOT on?
a) Hatzala
b) Chaveirim
c) Shul Rabbi
d) Shomrim
Shomrim
He is a shul rabbi in Far Rockaway
Which one of these foods will you not say מעין שלש ?
Cheese Pretzel
Baked Ziti
Chocolate rum balls
Bissli
Chocolate rum balls
What ברכה אחרונה do you say on beer?
בורא נפשות
What do we do on שבת to remember the double portion of מן that fell on שבת ?
We use לחם משנה - two rolls
Whose Yartzeit was yesterday?
a) R Chaim Kanievsky
b) R Aron Leib Shteinman
c) R Elyashiv
d) Chacham Ovadia Yosef
R Aron Leib Shteinman
What is the Hebrew date of Chanukah?
כה' כסלו
We say הלל on both ראש חודש and Chanuka. When do we say the full הלל and when do we say only חצי הלל?
On ראש חודש we say חצי הלל and on חנוכה we say the full הלל
Why do we eat donuts on חנוכה ?
Since they have oil
Which 2 boys are related?
Ezra Franco & Ezra Dayon
Chaim Arkalji & Chaim Lati
Moshe Eliahou and Moshe Franco
Team Ezra
Why is Al Hamichya commonly referred to as מעין שלש?
Since it includes 3 main parts of ברכת המזון
Why don't you say a ברכה אחרונה on a sucking candy?
Not a כזית or you don't eat it fast enough
What is the מלאכה of separating called?
בורר
Which boy in the older grades is a great grandson of Chacham Ovadia?
Meir Sasson
Which lady lost 7 sons על קידוש השם ?
חנה
On שבת חנוכה , we will take out 3 ספרי תורה . What are all 3 for?
שבת
חנוכה
ראש חודש
On Chanukah, we will have a Mesiba. What does the word Mesiba mean?
Gathering
Which Rebbe in the older grades once upon a time had his children in Mekor Haim?
Rabbi Shammah
On how many of the שבעת המינים do you say על העץ?
5
Since on grain and barley you say על המחיה
What is the only nut that you say האדמה ?
peanut
When are you חייב for סותר - Destroying?
If you destroy on condition to build
What does the "E" in Pemdas stand for?
Exponent
How many son's did מתתיהו כהן גדול have?
5
What's the translation of "על הפורקן"?
a) For the miracles
b) For the wars
c) For the Redemption
Redemption
What is the last day of Chanuka known as?
Zeh Chanuka
Zot Chanuka
Zeitim Chanuka
Zot Chanuka
What's the most common name in 8th grade?
Chaim
If you did not say על המחיה right away, until when can you still say it?
Until you are no longer full
What ברכה ראשונה is said on pineapple?
האדמה
Why do we eat Chamin / Cholent on Shabbat?
How many years ago was the United states founded?
A) 249
B) 423
C) 121
A
Which one was not one of מתתיהו's sons?
A) לוי
B) שמעון
C) יונתן
לוי
If you forget to say על הניסים by שחרית , what do you need to do?
a) Repeat שחרית
b) Do nothing
c) Say מנחה twice
do nothing
What does מכבי stand for?
מי כמוך באלם ה'
What's the most common name in 7th grade?
Avraham
What is a food that you say mezonot on but the beracha acharona is borei nefashot?
Rice
Why is האדמה said on a banana if it grows on a tree?
Since the tree doesn't last year to year.
What do we add in arbit on Mosai Shabbat?
אתה חוננתנו
Who was the main Student of the Vilna Gaon?
a) R Chaim Kanievsky
b) Chofetz Chaim
c) R' Chaim Volozhin
d) R Chaim Brisker
R Chaim Volozhin
Which king did Shimon Kohein Gadol go to greet with the bigdei kehuna?
a) Antiochus
b) Alexander the Great
c) Matisyahu
Alexander the Great
Which פרשה do we read on חנוכה?
פרשת נשא
Right before מתתיהו died, which one of his son's did he appoint as his replacement?
יהודה
יוחנן
יונתן
יהודה
Which song did Eric sing?
I'm a nation or something like that....
Which word in birkat hamazon corresponds to the words Al Hamichya?
Hazun
What ברכה ראשונה is said on mushrooms?
שהכל
On ערב שבת חנוכה, why do we light the מנורה before הדלקת נירות ?
Since once you light the candles, it's שבת and you can't light the מנורה anymore
Who was the father in law of R' Elyashiv?
A) R' Chaim Kanievsky
B) R Aryeh Levin
C) R' Shlomo Zalman Aurbach
D) R' Aron Leib Shteinman
R Aryeh Levin
What does the word Chanuka mean?
Dedication
Why do we do הבדלה first and then light the chanuka candles?
Since הבדלה comes every week and Chanuka is only once a year - We do what is usual first.
In the year 1949, there was no Chanuka. How is that possible?
Chanuka fell out in December 1948 and in January of 1950 since it was a leap year
There is a boy in 7th Grade that Rabbi Rothchild taught ALL the boys in the family. Which Family?
Tabib
Give a case where you ate a Danish but still only said borei nefashot?
if you ate less than a kezayit of a Danish together with a shehakol food.
When do you say ברכת אילנות ?
In the month of ניסן
This שבת, assuming you wash for all 3 meals, and daven, how many times will you say על הניסים?
7
3 meals and 4 תפילות
Who was the son in law of R' Elyashiv?
A) R' Chaim Kanievsky
B) R Aryeh Levin
C) R' Shlomo Zalman Aurbach
D) R' Aron Leib Shteinman
R Chaim Kanievsky