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how many candles in total are lit during Chanukah?
44
which hebrew letters are on a dreidel?
gimmel, shin, nun, hey
How many candles are on a menorah?
Chanukah is the festival of...
lights
why do we eat donuts and latkes?
because they are cooked in oil
what does chanukah mean in hebrew?
dedication
what do the letters "nun gimel hey shin" stand for?
nes gadol haya sham - a great miracle happened there.
what's wrong with Jews praying to the Greek gods?
Judaism says there is one god
what miracle happened?
the Maccabees found enough oil to the light the menorah for 1 night but it lasted for 8
what is your favorite chanukah song?
correct
which country conquered Jerusalem in 165BCE?
Greece
which day in the jewish calendar is Chanukah?
25th of kislev
pigs are not kosher
Does Chanukah overlap with Christmas or Thanksgiving?
It could be either or neither depending on the year
name a holiday that is considered more important than chanukah
passover, yom kippur, rosh hashana
is chanukah in the torah?
no
what is the other word for menorah?
hanukiyah
which 8 day holiday could the Jews not celebrate because they were at war with the Greeks?
Sukkot
where should you put the menorah?
in the window
What does BCE mean?
before the common era
how do you call a donut you eat on chanukah in hebrew?
sufganyot
what is the blessing we say the first night of chanukah and not on the other nights?
shechehiyanu
what did the maccabees do to pretend they were not studying torah?
play dreidel
which is better donuts or latkes?
correct
Why is chanukah not in the torah?
the Maccabean revolt happened thousands of years after the Jews got the torah