Chanukah Food
What is the name of the "money" or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
GELT
The war against the Greeks.
What does Chanukah mean in English?
Dedication/rededication
What does the dreidel letters stand for?
A great miracle happened there.
How many blessings are recited on the first night?
3
What is the name of the potato pancakes that we eat during Chanukah called?
LATKES
Why do we place the chanukiyah in the window?
To publicize the miracle of the oil that lasted eight days.
What is the hebrew word for jelly donut?
Sufganiyot
What is name of candle used to light all the other candles?
Shamash
What is difference between menorah and chanukiyah?
Menorah has 6 +1 brances and Chanukiyah has 8 + 1 branches.
Which one is more common to eat in the United States? Latkes or jelly donuts?
LATKES
Who was the King who wanted to force the Jews to stop being Jewish?
King Antiochus
What does Maccabee translate to in English?
Hammer
What side of the chanukiyah do you place the first candle that is lit on the first night?
All the way to the right.
What city did Judah the Maccabee live in?
Modi'in
Two most popular latke toppings?
Sour cream and applesauce
How many Maccabee brothers were there?
5
What is hebrew word for dreidel?
Sevivon
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
What was the miracle of the first night of Chanukah?
That they had faith that the oil will last
Why do we eat latkes on Chanukah?
Because they are fried in oil and they remind us of the miracle of oil.
What did the Greeks do to the Jews that made the Maccabees want to revolt?
They tried to make the Jews stop following the Torah and Jewish laws, and they brought pigs and idols into the Temple.
What are the four letters in dreidel?
Shin, Hey, Gimmel and nun.
What is different about a dreidel from Israel?
the letters and the meaning is "A great miracle happened here."
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