The Dreidel
What language does the word "dreidl" come from?
Yiddish
How does the blessing over the candles change from the one for Shabbat?
We say Chanukah instead of Shabbat
What is the difference between a chanukiah and a regular menorah?
A Chanukiah has room for 9 candles, a menorah only has 7
What is the name of the chocolate coins?
Gelt
Read: לְבִיבָה
leviva - the Hebrew word for latke
What are three letters that are on EVERY dreidle no matter where it is from?
nun, gimmel, hay
How many blessings do we say on the second through eigth nights of Chanukah?
two
What do we do with a שַׁמָשׁ
We use it to light the other candles
This is the family that led the revolt that we celebrate during Chanukah
The Macabees
Read: נֵר נֵרוֹת
ner, nerot Candle candles
What letter replaces "shin" in Israel?
pay - for po - here
What is the extra blessing we say on the first night of Chanukah?
Shehecheyanu
What direction do we light the chanukah candles on the chanukiah?
From the newest (left) to oldest (right)
(We load the candles from right to left)
What was the שׁמֶן that was used to kindle the light in the Temple?
Olive oil
Read: מַכַּבִּי
Macabee
What is the name for a dreidl in Hebrew
Sevivon
In the second blessing what are we blessing God for?
The miracles that were done for our ancestors at this time.
Why do people place their chanukiyot in a window?
To spread light, to publicize the miracle of Chanukah
Chanukah can happen in November or December, but it always happens in this Jewish month?
Kislev
Read: חֲנֻכִּיָה
Chanukiyah
What is the phrase that the letters on the dreidl stand for?
During Chanukah, some Jews add a special section to their prayers that starts with these words - read them and what do they mean? וְעַל הַנִסִים
and all the miracles
How many candles do we use for one chanukiah if we light candles on all eight nights?
44
Chanukah isn't the original gift-giving holiday in Judaism, instead it is?
Purim
Read: סֻפְגָּנִיָה
Sufganiyah