Hanukkah Symbols
Hanukkah Facts
Hanukkah blessings and songs
Dreidal Facts
Hanukkah names
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We light it every night for 8 nights

What is a Hanukiah

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These people were responsible for the troubles of Jews during Hannukah
Who are the Greeks
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There are this many blessings on the first night of Hannukah
What is 3
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The letters on the dreidel
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin
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What is the nine branch candleabra called that we light on Hanukkah?

What is a hanukiah?

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You spin it
What is a dreidel
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The amount of days the candles lasted in the temple
What is 8
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Traditional Song we sing on Hanukkah

Name one

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How do you say dreidal in Hebrew?

what is Sivivon?

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The name of the King of Syria who was forbidding the Jews to practice their religion
What is King Antiochus
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the name of the candle that lights the other candles
What is the shamash
300
Name two Jewish practices that the Assyrian king outlawed
What is celebrating Shabbat and learning the Torah
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Who sang Puppy for Hanukkah?

Daveed Diggs

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What actions do you take for each letter on the dreidal?

Nun- nothing, Gimmel- you win, Hey half the pot, Shin put one in. 

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The first Jewish leader who led the Jews against Syria and its King
Who is Mattisyahu Maccabee
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Is it traditional to give 8 days of presents for Hanukkah?

No- present giving is a modern tradtion

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What year did the Hanukkah Story take place?

What is 160 BCE?

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The prayer that we say on only the first night of Hanukkah
What is the Shehechiyanu?
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The phrase that the four letters on the Dreidel stand for

What is Nes Gadol Haya Sham

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The son who took over when his father died
What is Judah Maccabee?
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What are two things that Hanukkah symbolizes that I taught you last week?

What is the miracle of the oil lasting 8 nights and religous freedom?

500

What date and month is Hanukkah in the Jewish Calender?

What is the 25th of Kislev

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What do all of the blessings for Hanukkah start with?

Baruch ata Adoni, eloheinu melech Ha olam

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Why do Jews play with dreidals on Hanukkah?

Legend has it that they played dreidal to hide the fact they were studying Torah

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The name Maccabee means
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