Chanukah Food
What is the name of the money or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
Gelt
For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
Eight
What is the name of the spinning top that children play with on Chanukah?
Dreidel
On the first night of Chanukah how many brachot are said before the lights are kindled?
Three
How many days is Chanukah
8
What is another name for the oily potato pancakes that we eat during Chanukah?
Latkes
Why do we light Chanukah candles?
To recall the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel?
Nun, gimmel, hay, and shin
The best type of oil to use for a menorah
Olive oil
The number of blessings we say over the candles on the 1st night
3
Some people use this instead of oil to light the Chanukiah.
Candles
In English, Chanukah has another name. The Festival of ______
The Festival of Lights
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamash
How many arms does a menorah have?
7
Where do we put the Menorah after lighting it?
In the window or outside for others to see.
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah?
Sufganiyot
This is what we call a menorah with 8 candles plus a shamash
Chanukiah
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
What does the Hebrew word Chanukah indicate?
They rested on the 25th of Kislev
What direction do we light the candles (right to left or left to right)
left to right (Light the new candle first.)
How many sufganiyot (on average) are eaten in Israel during Chanukah
17.5 million
What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel mean in English?
"A great miracle happened there"
Which side of the chanukiah do you place the first candle that is kindled?
The far right
The letter "paye" on an Israel dreidel replaces which letter on an American dreidel and why?
Replaces the Shin, so the meaning becomes "a great miracle happened here"
What city did the Chanukah story happen in?
Jerusalem