Hanukkah customs
what foods are customs to eat on hanukkah?
sufganiyot,latkes or anything fried
who were the mityavnim?
Jews who acted like Greeks
what do we play with on hanukkah and why?
driedles because when the children learned Torah in secret and heard the Greeks were coming they played with driedles so they wouldn't get cought
how many days did the oil last?
8 days
what are the women not supposed to do once the candles are lit and why?
they are supposed to refrain from doing any work bc the miracle was done by women
what did antiochus say Jews weren't allowed to do?
1. do brit mila
2. Rosh hodesh
3. shabbat
who do we give chocolate money to on hanukkah and why?
poor children to try and arouse their desire to learn torah
why do we eat dairy on hanukkah?
because yehudit gave a dairy dish to one of the greeks