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Hanukkah History
100
The first ingredient in this traditional Hanukkah dish is potato.
What are latkes?
100
This game was played to fool the Syrians and later the Romans when Torah study was against the law.
What is the Dreidel Game.
100
A popular Hanukkah song invites us to come light the menorah, but really we use one of these.
What is a Hanukkiyah?
100
The King of Syria who initially afforded the Jewish people some privileges, but later oppressed them and forbade many sacred Jewish practices.
Who is Antiochus IV?
100
In the year 168 B.C.E, the Syrian king outlawed the observance of Jewish festivals and this most frequently occurring Jewish holiday.
What is Shabbat?
200
The typical dipping sauces for latkes.
What are apple sauce and sour cream?
200
The chocolate coins sometimes used during the dreidel game.
What is gelt?
200
The number of blessings we recite on the first night of Hanukkah.
What is 3?
200
The first Jewish leader to rebel against the king.
Who is Mattathias?
200
This famous part of the Hannukah story does not appear in the Books of the Maccabees, but is mentioned in the Talmud.
What is The Miracle of the Oil?
300
Traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in this to remind us of the miracle in the Hanukkah story.
What is oil?
300
The Hebrew word for dreidel.
What is s'vivon?
300

The blessing we recite on the first night of Hanukkah, but not the others.

What is Shehecheyanu?

300
The famous leader of the maccabees who took over for his father in the fight against Syrian oppression.
Who is Judah?
300
On the 25th day of the month of Kislev in the year 168 B.C.E., the Temple was renamed by the Syrians for this Greek god.
Who is Zeus?
400
These jelly-filled doughnuts area tasty Hanukkah treat.
What are Sufganiyot?
400
The Hebrew acronym that the dreidel letters stand for.
What is, "Nes Gadol Haya Sham."
400
The last four words of the Hanukkah candle blessing.
What is, "ledadlik nair shel Hanukkah?"
400
The meaning of the word Maccabee.
What is hammer?
400
Originally, Hanukkah was meant to parallel this eight-day Jewish festival.
What is Sukkot?
500
A Russian Hanukkah tradition is to bake bread filled with these.
What are coins?
500
The Hebrew letter found on dreidels from Israel that replaces the Shin.
What is Pey?
500
The Hebrew title for the song, "Rock of Ages."
What is "Maoz Tzur?"
500

The woman who helped the maccabees win the fight against the Assyrian army by killing the Assyrian's top general, Holofernes.

Who is Judith?

500
The meaning of the word Hanukkah.
What is Dedication?
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