Treats
Hebrew for 'jelly filled donuts'
What are 'Sufganiyot'
This king of Syria forbade the Jewish people from practicing their religion.
Who is Antiochus?
When playing dreidel, getting this letter means taking the whole pile.
What is gimmel
The word for 'Light' in hebrew
What is 'Or'
Fried potato pancakes eaten with sour cream or applesauce
What are 'Latkes'
This Jewish man and his sons refused to worship the Greek Gods?
Who is Mattathias
Getting this letter means getting nothing.
What is Nun
The word for 'Miracle' in hebrew
What is 'Nes'
A sefardic fried treat
What are 'Keftes'
Judah Maccabee led an army of Jews and they did this.
Defeated the Greeks
Getting this letter means getting half the pot.
What is Hey
The word for 'Oil' in hebrew
What is 'Shemen'
Another sefardic Hanukkah treat is fried dough balls covered in honey.
What are 'Bimuelos'
Judah and his people found these in the Holy Temple.
What are idols?
On Friday nights, Hanukkah candles are lit at this time.
What is before lighting the Shabbat candles
The letters on a dreidel outside of Israel stand for Nes Gadol Haya Sham, which means this.
What is 'a great miracle happened there'
The word for 'candle' in hebrew
What is 'Ner'
Jews in southern Russia baked cakes with these inside for Hanukkah.
What are coins?
According to the Hanukkah story, the oil lasted eight days while the Jews were doing this.
What are cleaning and rebuilding parts of the Temple or purifying new oil
The reason why we place the Hanukkiah near the window.
What is to publicize the miracle of Hanukkah
What is Dreidel in Hebrew.
What is 'Sevivon'
The word for 'Hero' in hebrew
What is 'Gabor'