chanukah history
what were the soldiers that fought against the Greeks
chashmonaim/maccabetes
how long does the menora have to last for
half an hour ( should last half hour after nightfall )
How many brochos do we make on the first night of chanukah?
3
why do we play dreidels?
because when the Greeks came by the Jews put away their Sefarim and took out their dreidels and said they were gambling.
why do we have latkos?
because they are fried in oil
On what day of kislev does chanukah start
25th
what is the difference between lighting in the USA then in Israel?
in israel they light outside
what are the names of each brocha?
l'hadlik ner shel chanukah, she-asah nisim, shehecheyanu
why do we light the menora in shul?
to publicize the miracle
for the poor , to remember the menorah lit in the bes hamikdash ( full points for any answer)
what does it say on the Israeli dreidel?
ness gadol haya poh
How long did they expect the oil to last for
1 day
what is the main mitzva of lighting the menorah without mihadrin?
head of the house lights one candle
when do we say the brachos? (before lighting, in middle, when exactly)
we say all the brachos before lighting
why is there a minhag to eat cheese?
yehodes gave the general aleipornia cheese to eat before killing him
if you light in place with wind what type of wind makes it no good?
a common wind
what does chanuka mean
they rested on the 25th
on motzay shaboos why do some say light the candles of chanuka before havdalah?
because we already said havdalah in shul, and we want to extend shabbos, and spreading the miracle ( any answer is fine )
when do we start singing haneros halalu?
some say after the first and some say after all ( half credit for giving 1 answer )
what is the halachos if you forget to say al hanisim?
you dont repeat shmona aisreh or benching
name the five sons of matisyahu?
yehuda shemon yochanan yonason and elazer
how many of what did they find
1 jar of oil
can you use oil that has meat and milk in it?
its a machlokes
the person who lights in shul with a bracha does he make a bracha again at home? which bocha is there a machlockes on?
he for sure says the first 2 brachos at home but there is a machloces about sheheciyanu.
why do we give chanuka gelt?
after we won the war, the chachamim used money as a prize to get the children to go back to learning
why does parashas Miketz usually come out on Chanukah?
there are 2,025 words in miketz
and ner/candle = 250 in gematrea (נר), times 8 for the 8 days = 2,000 + 25 because chanukah is on the 25th day and that comes out also to be 2,025. (other answers are acceptable that come from a good source)