Chanukah Food
What is the name of the money or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
Gelt
For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
8
what do we commemorate on Chanukah?
that last jug of oil lasted for 8 nights/the Maccabees won over the Greeks
What is the name of the spinning top that children play with on Chanukah?
Driedel
On the FIRST night of Chanukah, how many blessings are said before the lights are kindled?
3
What is another name for the potato pancakes that we eat each year for the party?
Latkes
Why do we light the Menorah at our window?
To publicize and spread the miracle of the oil that lasted for 8 days.
In what year did the historical event of Chanukah take place?
165 B.C.E
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel ?
Shin, Hey, Nun and Gimmel
Was it one Greek army or were there two Greek armies fighting over Israel?
two greek armies
What is a donut
A delicious food fried in oil that commemorates the miracle of Chanukah
What did the Greeks not allow the Jewish people to do?
A. Have a Bris
B. Keep Shabbos
C. No learning
D. All of the above
D - All of the above
Resistance against the attempt to force assimilation on the Jews was led by a family known as the
The Maccabees
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamish
what day of the month does Chanukah start on
the 25th of Kislev/December
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah ?
Sufganiyot
Around what time do we light the Menorah at the party each year?
around sunset
What is the name of the Greek King who repressed the Jews in the Chanukah story?
A. Haman
B. Antiychois
C. Pharoah
D. None of the above
B. Antiychois
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
who fought the Greeks?
the Maccabees
Instead of oil, many people use ________ to light the Menorah.
candles
What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel mean in English?
A great miracle happened there
What is one of the games we play at the Chanukah party?
dreidle
Which side of the menorah do you place the first candle that is kindled?
All the way to the right
what does the menorah publicize?
the miracle of Chanukah