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The warriors that fought off the greeks from the beit hamitdash
MACCABEAS
how long we light the menorah
8 days
What type of donuts are popular on Chanukkah
Jelly donuts
we add this amont of candle(s) every night on chanukah
1
The maccabeas
rebealious jews who fought back agaisnt the greeks
what miricale happend with the of the oil and the menorah
the light lasted 8 days
how long the candle has to last after being lit
30 mins
What oily food is popular on Chanukkah
Lakkas
modin
what did Yehudis do
She made the general go to sleep with sweet cheese and chopped off his head
Who won the war?
THE MACCABEAS OFC
the earlist you can light the mernorah
Plag ha mincha (1.25 hours before sunset)
Why do we eat dairy foods on Chanukkah
because Yehudis assassinated the general by making him go to sleep with the sweet cheese and chopped offed his head
what is the best type of oil to use for lighting the menorah
Olive oil
the Chashmonaim
The maccabeas
What did the greeks do to try and get rid of da jews
ban keeping shabbat, holidays, torah and torah studies
What do we add to Shemoneh Esrei and Birkat ha mason
al hanissim
Why do we play with the dreidel
Because the childern learning torah played with dreidels to hide the fact they were learning torah
How many candles do you need for ALL of Chanukkah
44
Who were the מתיוונים
hellenists(greekified jews)
what are מתיוונים
Hellenists (greekified jews)
Mehadrin
a miztvah to add a candle every night for each person in the household
Custom that women have while the hanukia is lit
women do not do strenunous labor
when did the events of chanukah happen
about 2000yrs ago
Who was Judah the Maccabee's wife
leah