Mitzvahs
What is the main mitzvah of Chanuka?
To light one flame each night
What is often tempting for Jews besides imitating other cultures and religions?
Hiding our Jewishness
What do we do to commemorate the miracle of the oil?
Eat foods fried in oil
Are chanuka and purim דאורייתא or דרבנן?
דרבנן
What is HaAdama?
Proud
Why do we play dreidel?
To commemorate how the Jews hid their Torah study
"They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat".
The hottest planet
What is Venus?
Where were the menorahs typically lit before anti-semitism rose?
In the doorway
What should we do if a government tries to force us to abandon our Judaism?
Defy them and fight back
What is the first theory as to why children were given chanuka gelt?
They wanted coins to use as the 'pot' for the game
Which enemy are the Nazis similar to?
Haman
The largest country that borders Israel
Al HaNissim
What are the 2 types of dangerous enemies in our exile?
1. Someone who just wants to kill us no matter what
2. Someone who is willing to let us live as long as we stop acting Jewishly
What's the second one?
They simply wanted to add some festivity to the holiday
The יוונים (Greeks)
The year the Holocaust ended
What is 1945?
Why do we eat dairy on Chanuka?
Because יהודית tricked the Greek general and got him drunk and sleepy with wine and dairy and then cut his head off
What happens if we give in to either one?
The Jewish people will no longer exist as a nation
What are chanuka gifts a replacement of?
gelt
Since Chanuka was about destroying our spiritual side, how do we celebrate it nowadays?
Through prayer and lighting flames
The easternmost state in the United States