Lighting the Candles
What is the name of the candle that is higher than all other candles?
The Shamash?
What is the name of the king that took over Israel?
King Antiochus?
What is the Hebrew date that Chanukah starts?
25 Kislev?
The number of days of Chanukah squared equals....
64
What are the two berachot we say when lighting the menorah?
Lehadlik Neir Shel Hanukkah
Al Hanisim
Why do we light candles for 8 days?
Because the oil lasted for 8 days
Who was the leader of the Maccabim?
Yehuda HaMaccabi?
It took the Jewish people 8 days to prepare what?
The oil
Order of Operations:
The number of letters (english) in the Hebrew month of Chanukah + the number of candle of the last day of Chanukah (including shamash) X sides of a dreidel
42
What prayer do we add during bentching on Chanukah?
Al Hanisim?
What order do we light the candles?
You light the newest candle first (left to right)
What family was Matityahu from?
The Hashmonaim?
What are the 2 main miracles of Chanukah?
1) The Maccabim won in their battle against the Greeks
2) The oil lasted for 8 nights
When rolling a dreidel, what is the percentage that you will get to take something from the middle?
50%
What do we add to davening on Chanukah?
Hallel
Where is it best to put your menorah and why?
By the window so others can see it?
Why were the Maccabim named the Maccabim?
The first letters of "'מי כמוכה באלים ה" spell out מכבי?
What does the word Chanukah mean?
Dedication
You start off with 39 pieces of gelt, lose 1/3 of them and then triple them. What is the total number of gelt you now have?
78
What 2 songs do we traditionally sing after we light the candles?
-Hanerot Hallalu
-Maoz Tzur
What bracha do we add on the first night of Chanukah?
Shehecheyanu
How did the fire on the Menorah light? In which direction?
They all faced the middle fire, while the middle one went straight up?
What are the 4 things King Antiochus forbid the Jews to do?
-Brit Milah
-Shabbat
-Rosh Chodesh
-Kashrut
Including the shamash, how many total candles do you need for all 8 nights?
44
On Shabbat, which candles do we light first
Shabbat candles or Chanukah candles?
Chanukah candles