Chanukah Food
What is the name of the ״money״ or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
Gelt מטבעות שוקולד
For how many nights do we celebrate Chanukah?
What is 8
What does Hanukkah mean is english?
What is dedication/rededication
What is the name of the Greek King that attacked the Jews?
Antiochus
On the first night of Chanukah how many blessings are said before the lights are kindled?
3
What is another name for the potato pancakes that eat at Chanukah?
latkes
Why do we place the Chanukiya at our windows?
To spread the miracle of the the oil that lasted for 8 days.
What do you call jelly donuts in hebrew?
Sufganyot
What Mitzvos did the Greeks outlaw?
Shabbos, Kosher, Rosh Chodesh, and Bris Milah
what is the different between the Menorah in the Beit Hamikdash and the Chanukiyah?
Menurah has 6 +1 branches and Chanukiya has 8+1 branches
Is there a Mitzvah to eat a meal on Channukah?
No, but if you do you add in a special blessing in benching (the blessing after meals)
Why do we play Dreidel on Channukah?
To remember the games the Jewish children played to pretend they weren't learning Torah
What is Macabees translate to in english?
What is hammer
What happened to the oil in the Beit Hamikdash when the Jews returned?
It was all impure with the seals broken
What city did Judah the Maccabee live in?
Modieen מודיעין
Why do we eat latkes on Chanukah?
What is it is oily to signify the 8 nights
Which side of the menorah do you place the first candle that is kindled?
The right side
What is dreidel translated to in hebrew?
What is sevivon
What happened first, the lighting of the oil or the Maccabean Revolt?
The Revolt
What Hebrew year was the first Chanukah?
The year 3622
Why do some eat dairy food on Chanukah?
To remember the heroism of Chana who killed a Greek general after making him fall asleep with heavy cheese
How many candles do we use on Channukah in total?
44
What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel mean in English?
What is a great miracle happened there
What are the names of the Chashmonai (Maccabi) brothers?
Yehuda, Yochanan, Elozar, Shimon, and Yonatan
What is a substitude common in Israel for the shin side of the dreidel?
What is פְ (peh)