Story
How long did the jar of oil miraculously last?
8 days
Who started the Maccabee group?
Mattisyahu
Which Greek king ruled over the Jews during the Chanukah story?
Antiochus
What do we light each night of Chanukah?
Menorah
How many years did the First Beit hamikdash stand for?
410 years
What was the first thing the Maccabees did after reclaiming the Beit Hamikdash?
Clean up and look for jar of oil to light the Menorah
Who was the leader of the Maccabees after his father Mattisyahu died
Yehudah Hamaccabi
Which Mitzvos did the Greeks ban?
Learning Torah, Shabbat, brit milah, Kosher
What helper candle lights all the other candles?
Shamash
How many nights do we light the Menorah?
8 nights
What did the Greeks put on the altar?
a pig
In what town did Mattisyahu begin the the macabbee revolt?
Modiin
Who was Helifornes, how did he die?
He was a greek emperor, Yehudis killed him.tell us the story
What foods do we eat to remember the miracle of the oil?
latkas, Donuts
What type of oil was used in the Temple menorah?
Pure olive oil
Did the Greeks have a problem with Jewish culture?
(no, they had a problem with the fact that in Judaism it’s not just about the culture. Doing Mitzvot is not just tradition, it’s holy, G-dly, and connects us to hashem. They wanted to try to convince us that we could be “culturally Jewish” without being connected to Hashem.
Who built the first Beit Hamikdash and who destroyed it and when
After whose death was the Greek Empire divided, eventually leading to Greek rule over Jews
Alexander the Great
What do the four letters on the dreidel stand for?
“A great miracle happened there”
Nes Gadol Haya Sham
What does “Maccabee” also stand for as an acronym?
Mi Kamocha Ba’eilim Hashem” — “Who is like You among the mighty, God?”
Which army was bigger and stronger?
The Greek army was 10 times the size of the Maccabee army.
Who was the Kohen Gadol who met with Alexander the Great
Shimon Kohen Gadol
What cultural influence did the Greeks try to spread across their empire?
Hellenism
How do we spread the Chanukah Miracle nowadays?
Public Menorah Lightings, Menorah parades.
How many candles do we light in total after 8 nights of Chanukah?
36 Candles
44 with Shamash