food
traditionally on Hanukkah we eat foods made of this
oil
what landing on gimmel means when playing dreidel
you get the whole pot!
the length of time the small amount of oil found in the bet Hamikdash lasted
8 days
the name of the candle used to light the other ones
the english translation of chanukkah
(re) dedication
these candies represent the gold coins once used a gifts
chocolate gelt
the Hebrew name for dreidel
sivivon
things the greeks banned the jews from doing
learning Torah, keeping Shabbat, having a brit millah...
the type of oil used to light the menorah in the bet Hamikdash
olive oil
the Hebrew month we celebrate Channukah in
Kislev
the Hebrew term for potato pancakes
latkes
this Hebrew letter only appears on dreidels made in Israel.
Pey
the king of Greece who was ruling at this time
King Antiochus
the total number of candles used for the entire holiday
44
what is the dreidel made out of in the popular children's song
clay
The English name for sufganiyot
jelly doughnuts
the English meaning of "nes gadol haya sham"
a great miracle happened there
this is how many years passed between the ruling against practicing Judaism and the end of the revolt
3 years
the direction we light the candles
from left to right
the actor/musician who wrote a Channukah song about jews in Hollywood
Adam Sandler
there is a custom to eat dairy on Hanukkah in honor of this Jewish heroine
Judith
what the Jews were really doing when the Greeks saw them playing dreidel
studying torah
the year that the Maccabees revolt ended, leading to the recapture of the temple.
165 BCE
how many Bracha's do we say on the first night and what are they
we say 3 the first night: shechiyano, lihadnik ner Hanukka, she asa Nisim lavotanu
this Jewish musician shares a name with the father of the Maccabees
Matisyahu