Dreidl
S'vivon
What is the Hebrew name for a dreidl?
The Yiddish word for potato pancakes.
What are latkes?
9 candles
How many candles are there on a Chanukiah menorah?
This is a potato pancake.
What is "latke?"
The 25th of Kislev.
What is the date of Chanukah on the Jewish calendar?
Nun, Gimel, Hay, Shin
What are the names of the Hebrew letters on a dreidl?
Gelt
What are chocolate coins called?
Shamash
What is the name of the helper candle?
This is the name of the heroic family that led the rebellion against the Greek-Assyrians and the name can also be translated as hammer.
What is "Maccabee?"
Mattathius, and his 5 sons, Yochanan, Simeon, Eleazar, Jonathan and Judah.
Who are the Maccabees?
Do NOTHING when the dreidl lands on THIS letter.
When the dreidl lands on nun, what do you do?
Applesauce and Sour Cream
What are the traditional condiments for latkes?
The direction that we light the Chanukah candles.
What is from left to right or from newest to oldest
Gelt
What is money (usually chocolate money on Chanukah)?
One jar of consecrated oil that should have burned for 1 day, burned for 8 days.
What is the great miracle we talk about when we talk about Chanukah?
"Neis gadol haya sham" in English.
What is "A great miracle happened there" in Hebrew?
Because 1 day's worth of sanctified oil lasted 8 days.
Why do we eat fried foods on Chanukah?
What is from right to left?
This word is an acronym for "Mi chamocha ba'eilim Adonai.
What is "Maccabee?"
In the year 164 BCE, the year the Jews were victorious and the temple rededicated (the first Chanukah), the Jews missed celebrating this favorite 7-day fall festival.
What is Sukkot?
Peh is substituted for this letter on the Israeli dreidl changing the meaning of "A great miracle happened there!" to "A great miracle happened here!"
What is Shin?
Soufganiot
What do Israelis call jelly donuts?
The 3rd Chanukah blessing, recited only on the first day.
What is Shehecheyanu?
It mean dedication.
What is Chanukah?
In 167 BCE, this Greek-Syrian ruler oversaw the defilement of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
Who was Antiochus Epiphanes?