Hebrew
What is the name of the candle that lights all the other candles?
Shamash
What is the special game we play on Hanukkah called?
Dreidle or Sevivon
Where to we place our hanukkiah and why?
In our windows where it is visible - to publicize the miracle
I have a little dreidle I made it out of _____?
Clay
What is the Hillel way to light the Hanukkiah?
Increasing the candles by one each night
What is the word in Hebrew for miracles?
Nes
What Hebrew letters are on the Sevivon or Dreidle OUTSIDE Israel
Nun, Gimel, Heh, Shin
How many nights do we light candles?
8
Al hanisim v'al _________ v'al ________
prukan, gvurot
Hiding and ambushing
What is the name of a jar in Hebrew?
Cad
Another name for sevivon that is not dreidle?
A spinning top
At the end of Shabbat what do we light first hanukkah candles or havdalah?
Havdalah
Mi Yimaleil ....
gvruot Israel
How long must a Hanukkah candle burn?
30 minutes
What is the word for Greeks in Hebrew?
Yevanim
Why did the Jewish people play sevivon/dreidle?
To fool the Greeks when they were studying Torah
What do we light first Shabbat candles or the hanukkah candles
Hanukkah
Is it correct or not to sing "oh Hanukkah, oh Hanukkah, come light the Menorah."
No - we light a Hanukkiah
True of False: The story of Hanukkah happened before the story of Purim
False
What is maccabee an acronym for?
Mi chamocha b'alim adonai
What do the letters on the Dreidle/Sevivon stand for when playing the game?
Nun: you get Nothing
Gimel: you get Everything
Hey: you get Half
Shin: you put one piece of gelt in the center
Why was dreidle played ?
To trick the Greeks when studying Torah
Recite all 3 blessings we say on the first night.
What family did Mattityahu and his sons belong to?
Hasmoneans