Chanukah Foods
I have a little dreidel
Chanukah Traditions
Chanukah History
Menorahs and more!
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What special foods are eaten at Chanukah?
Latkas, Sufganiot, and Gelt
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What are the four Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel?
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin
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Which candles are lit first on Shabbat during Chanukah, Shabbat candles or Chanukah candles?
Chanukah Candles, because once the Shabbat candles are lit, we are not supposed to do any more work (meaning lighting more candles)
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What were Judah and his supporters who fought the greeks known as?
The Macabees
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What is the special name for the menorah we light on Chanukah?
Chanukiah
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What is similar about a Latka and a Sufgania?
They are both fried in oil
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What do the four letters on the sides of the dreidel stand for?
A great miracle happened THERE
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What is the name of the special candle used to light the other candles on the chanukiah?
Shamash
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What does the word Maccabi mean?
Hammer
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In which direction do we put the candles into the chanukiah?
From right to left
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Why do we eat foods fried in oil during Chanukah?
To remember the miracle of the oil that burned for 8 days
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What is the Hebrew word for dreidel?
Sevivon
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Why do we add a candle to the chanukiah each night of Chanukah instead of starting with a fully lit chanukiah and decreasing each night?
Because we want to start with on light and increase each night's holiness with a new light. (Increase holiness)
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What does the word Chanukah mean?
Dedication or Rededication
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In which direction do we light the candles on the chanukiah?
From left to right
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What is the yiddush word for money that is also a tasty treat on Chanukah?
Gelt
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What are the four letters on the sides of the of dreidels in Israel?
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Peh
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Where is the chanukiah traditionally placed in your home once it is lit?
In a window, so that people walking by outside can see the lights of the chanukiah
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On what day and in what month on the Hebrew calendar does Chanukah begin?
On the 25th of Kislev
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What is the difference between a regular Menorah and a chanukiah?
Regular Menorah only holds 7 lights, a chanukia holds 9 (8 plus Shamash)
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What is the Hebrew word for Latka?
Levivah (Levivot for plural)
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What do the four letters on the sides of the dreidel stand for in Israel?
A great miracle happened HERE
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Why do we get presents on Chanukah?
Because it originally was a late celebration of Sukkot, which traditionally was a holiday in which we received presents.
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What was the name of Judah Maccabees father who actually started the rebellion against the Assyrian Greeks?
Matathias
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How many total candles are lit on a chanukiah during the holiday?
44
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