CHANUKAH WORDS
FOOD BLESSINGS
Blessing Formula
HEBREW VOCAB.
Chanukah Story
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סְבִיבוֹן

What is a dreidel?

100

the fruit of the vine

What is פְּרִי הָגָּפֶן?

100

means Blessed or Praised

What is בָּרוּךְ?

100

הִנֵּנִי

What is "here I am"?

100

Number of days the menorah stayed lit with only one jar of oil

What is 8?

200

potato pancake

What is a latke?

200

Bread

What is לֶחֶם?

200

מֶלֶךְ

What is ruler?

200

בּוֹקֶר טוֹב

What is "good morning"?

200

Antiochus

Who is the evil king who tried to make the Jews worship idols?

300

Hebrew for "candle"

What is "Neir"?

300

the fruit of the tree

What is פְּרִי הָאֵץ?

300

אַתָּה

What is "you"?

300

יוֹם

What is "day"?

300

Modin

What is the name of the town that the rebellion started in?

400

לְהַדְלִיק

What is ’to light’?

400

the fruit of the earth

What is פְּרִי הָאֲדָמָה?

400

הָעוֹלָם

What is "the world"?

400

בְּרִית

What is the "covenant between God and the Jewish people?"

400

Led the Jews to victory against the Greeks

Who is Judah Maccabee?

DAILY DOUBLE:  What does Maccabee mean?

500

נִסִים

What are miracles?

500

בּוֹרֵא

What is "who creates"?

500

אֱלֹהֵינוּ

What is our God?

500

גְבוּרָה

What is "strength or courage?"

500

Mattathias

Who is "The Jewish leader who refused to bow down to a Greek idol, and began the Jewish revolt?"

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