History
This Jewish priestly family led the revolt remembered at Hanukkah.
Who were the Maccabees?
This candle is used to light all the others on the menorah.
What is the shamash?
The literal meaning of the word “Hanukkah.”
What is dedication?
These potato pancakes are traditionally eaten at Hanukkah.
What are latkes?
This blessing thanks God for miracles performed for our ancestors.
What is “She’asah Nisim”?
The foreign ruler whose decrees banned Jewish practice in Judea.
Who was Antiochus IV Epiphanes?
The special Hanukkah menorah has this many total candles.
What is nine?
The Hebrew month in which Hanukkah usually begins.
What is Kislev?
This jelly-filled doughnut is a Hanukkah favorite in Israel.
What is a sufganiyah?
This song is sung after lighting the Hanukkah candles.
What is “Hanerot Halalu”?
The empire that ruled Judea when the Hanukkah story took place.
What was the Seleucid Greek Empire?
Candles are added in this order during Hanukkah.
What is one per night?
These four Hebrew letters appear on a traditional dreidel.
What are Nun, Gimel, Hey, and Shin?
Hanukkah foods are fried to commemorate this miracle.
What is the miracle of the oil?
This prayer is added to the Amidah and Birkat Hamazon on Hanukkah.
What is Al HaNisim?
This city’s Temple was rededicated, giving Hanukkah its name.
What is Jerusalem?
The Hebrew name for a Hanukkah menorah.
What is a hanukkiah?
In Israel, this letter replaces Shin on the dreidel.
What is Peh?
This type of oil was used in the Temple menorah.
What is olive oil?
This phrase means “Who has kept us alive” and is said on the first night.
What is Shehecheyanu?
The historical books that record the Hanukkah story but are not in the Torah.
What are the Books of Maccabees?
Candles are placed from right to left but lit in this opposite direction.
What is left to right?
The dreidel letters form an acronym meaning this phrase.
What is “A great miracle happened there”?
This dairy tradition is linked to the story of Judith.
What is eating dairy foods (like cheese)?
This Hallel prayer set is recited on all eight days of Hanukkah.
What is Hallel?