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
Who tried to stop the Jewish people from keeping shabbos?
The Yevanim
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 lit?
3
what are at least 4 foods that is customary to eat during Chanukah?
Latkes, doughnuts, applesauce, gelt
Why do we light the Menorah at our window
To publicize and spread the miracle of the the oil that lasted for 8 days .
Where did the Jewish people hide to learn torah?
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel ?
Shin, Hey, Nun and Gimmel
What is one special chanukah activity we did in school with our class?
project
Chanukah recital
Instead of oil, many people use ________ to light the Menorah ?
Candles
What did the Greeks not allow the Jewish people to do?
A. Have a Bris
B. Keep Shabbbos
C. No learning
D. All of the above
D - All of the above
a small army that fought against the Greeks was led by a family known as the
The Macabees/Chashmonayim
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamish
What is the name of the head of the maccabees?
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah ?
Sufganiyot
What does Neis Gadol Haya Sham mean?
What is the name of the Greek King who fought against the Jews in the Chanukah story?
A. Haman
B. Antiychois
C. Pharoah
D. None of the above
B. Antiychois
Why do we eat fried foods on Chanukah?
Because it reminds us of the oil that lasted 8 days.
What are some chanukah decorations you saw in school
streamers, balloons, signs, blown up figures...
How do you call a fried potato pancake in hebrew
A LATKE
What does Haneiros Hallalu Kodesh Heim Mean?
These candles are holy
What is one of the games we play on Chanuka
Dreidel
Which side of the menorah do you place the first candle that is lit?
All the way to the right
what are the names of the macabes
yochanan, yehudah, shimon, elazar, yonatan