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Menorah/Dreidle
Hebrew
100
This was the first thing the Jews did when they reclaimed the Temple in Jerusalem.
What is cleaned and rededicated it?
100
The number of blessings we say on the 1st night of Chanukah.
What is 3?
100
The reason we cook food in oil on Chanukah.
What is to remind us of the miracle of the oil lasting 8 days and nights?
100
The reason we light the Chanukiah for 8 nights
What is The miracle of the oil lasting 8 days?
100
Dreidle in Hebrew
What is Sevivvon
200
This is what Israel was called back in the time of the Maccabees.
What is Judea?
200
The 1st blessing said as we light the Chanukiah.
What is Baruch atah Adonai elohanu melach haolam, asher kidishanu bemitzvah-a-tav, Vetzivanu le hadlichner, shel Chanukah?
200
The Hebrew name for a jelly-filled donut eaten on Chanukah.
What is sufganiot?
200
The Hebrew letters on a dreidle outside of Israel.
What is Nun, Gimel, Hay, Shin
200
This is the English meaning of "Chanukah"
What is "Dedication"?
300
He was the king of the Syrian Greeks.
Who was Antiochus?
300
The Hebrew date for the beginning of Chanukah.
What is 25th of Kislev?
300
The traditional ingredients in a Latka.
What are potatoes, onions, eggs, and flour (or matza meal) fried in oil?
300
This is the order we light the chanukiah candles in.
What is left to right?
300
"Rock of Ages" in Ivrit
What is "Maoz Tsur"?
400
This is approximately how long ago the story of Chanukah began.
What is 2100 years ago?
400
The 2nd prayer we say when lighting the Chanukiah.
What is Baruch atah Adonai, elohainu melech ha-o-lam, she-a-sa-ni-sim la-vo tai-nu, ba-amin, hahem, baz-man- ha ze.
400
Where we are commanded to display our chanikiahs.
What is in the window?
400
The number of candles needed to light 1 chanukiah for all 8 nights.
What is 44?
400
The English meaning of "Maccabee"
What is "Hammer"?
500
This was how long the Jews fought the Syrians for their religious freedom.
What is 3 years.
500
When the chanukiah is lit on Friday Night.
What is before the Shabbat Candles?
500
The difference between a menorah and a chanukiah.
What is a menorah has 7 branches and a chanukiah has 8 branches plus the shamash?
500
The Hebrew letters on an Israeli dreidle stand for this.
What is Nes Gadol Haya Poh? A great miracle happened here.
500
Dreidle is in this language
What is Yiddish?
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