Hanukkah History
This Hanukkah symbol was used to play games in ancient times, and we still use it today
Dreidel
___ nights of Hanukkah
Hanukkah is the "Festival of ______"
Lights
Name of a popular Jewish acapella group
Maccabeats
Edible currency used in the dreidel game
Gelt
The Hanukkah heros
The Maccabees
Sivivon
Shamash
Song about dreidels in Hebrew
Sivivon, Sov Sov Sov
This is a classic food eaten on Hanukkah
Latkes
The source of the Hanukkah miracle
Olive oil
Hanukkah translates to:
Dedication
The blessing we say on only the first night of Hanukkah
Shehechianu
Maoz Tzur
Hanukkah food is prepared this way
Fried
The King of the Greeks
Antiochus
The (official) name of the nine branched candle holder we use on this holiday
Hanukkiah
The letters on the sides of a dreidel stand for this
A great miracle happened there
Nes gadol hayah sham
Where the Yiddish language comes from
Central Europe / Germany
Ashkenazi Hanukkah treat
Sufganiyot
The Hebrew name for the eternal light in the Temple
Ner Tamid
The sacred place where the miracle happened
The Second Temple
The letters on the side of a dreidel in Israel stand for this
Nun, gimel, hey, peh
A great miracle happened here
Nes gadol hayah po
This is the language Ocho Kandelika's is sung in
Ladino
Sephardic Hanukkah treat
Borekas or Buñuelos