Chanukah Food
why do we have oily fods on chanukah
because the miracle was with oil
What happened first, finding the oil or the Maccabean Revolt (war against the Greeks)?
The war against the Greeks
What does Hanukkah mean is english?
What is dedication/rededication
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel and what do they stand for?
Shin, Hey, Nun and Gimmel
A great miracle happened there
On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are lit?
3
What are the 2 other names for the potato pancakes that we eat at Chanukah? (in Hebrew and Yiddish)
latkes and levivot
Why do we place the Chanukiya in our windows?
To publicize the miracle of the the oil that lasted for 8 days.
What do you call jelly donuts in hebrew?
Sufganiyot
What are the two names of the spinning top that children play with on Chanukah? (in Yiddish and Hebrew)
Driedel and sevivon
what is the different between the Menorah and the Chanukiyah?
Menorah has 6 +1 branches and Chanukiya has 8+1 branches
What is the name of the ״money״ or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
gelt
What was the name of the king (in the Chanukah story) who wanted to force the Jews to stop being Jewish?
What does Macabee translate to in English?
Hammer
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamash
What city did Judah the Maccabee live in?
Modi'in מודיעין
The two most popular toppings to put on latkes are____
sour cream and applesauce
How many Maccabee brothers were there?
5
What is dreidel translated to in Hebrew?
What is sevivon
Which side of the menorah do you place the first candle that is lit on the first night?
all the way to the right
why do we celebrate 8 nights?
because the oil lasted for 8 nights
Why do we eat latkes on Chanukah?
Because they are fried in oil, to remember the miracle of the oil
What did the Greeks do to the Jews that made the Maccabbees want to revolt?
The tried to make the Jews stop following the Torah and Jewish laws, and they brought pigs and idols (statues) into the Temple in Jerusalem.
What is candles in hebrew
neirot
Why do we spin dreidels on chanukah?
Studying torah was illegal so they would pretend that they were just playing dreidel
What is a substitude common in Israel for the shin side of the dreidel?
What is פְ (peh)