whats the name of the Cohen gadol?
matityahu
when is hannukah
caf hey kislev
how many hannukah candles are there
8
how many letters are on the draidle and what are they
4, nun shin hey gimmel
what way do u light the candles?
left to right
when is rosh hashana
alef and bet tishre
how long do they have to stay lit for
30 mins
what do we add to our tefillah AND berchat hamazon?
al hanisim
why do we spin the draidles
bc when they were learning Torah they had to hide it from the Greeks with draidles
what tefillah do we add to all 8 days of hannukah
halel
what were the names of the 5 sons of the Cohen?
1)yochanan
2)shimon
3)yehoda
4)elazar
5)yonatan
what did matityahu announce and what did it start
"who is hashem come to me" started war of Jews and greeks
what do the sefardim do vs the ashkenazim
sefardim-1 person lights for everyone
ashkenazim-everyone lights their own
how do we publicize the miracle?
we put the menorah next to the window