war factors
who lead the maccabees
Judah Hamacabees
what two foods are most commonly consumed on Channukah?
Latkes and doughnuts
which oil do we try to use on Channukah?
olive oil
who is the opposing side in the channukah story
The greeks
what is the Hebrew term for donuts?
סופגניות
why are oily foods the key foods during Channukah?
Because they represent the final bottle of olive oil that lasted eight days?
who is the main villain in the channukah story
Antiochus
why do we light a candle for every night?
To represent the never ending flame that lasted eight whole days
Why do we always try to be happy on Channukah no matter the circumstances?
Because the light from our Channukah candles represents that there will always be light no matter what
why did the Maccabees go to war
Because of the influence the Greeks had on the jews religion practice.
name every letter on the dreidel and what it represents in terms of gelt amounts
Nun: Nothing
Shin: Half
Gimmel: All
Hey: Half
why do we eat gelt on Channukah?
There is literally no reason we just do
who leads the band Maccabeats
There is not a specific leader
why do we play dreidel
because we used to play it when the Greek soldiers came, and we were learning Torah, we hid the text we were learning from and pretended to be playing dreidel.
why do we get presents on channukah?
Because American parents wanted to make their kids feel included during christmas