History
Who was the leader of the Maccabees?
Yehuda
How many extra nights did the oil burn for?
7
Which direction do we light the candles?
Left to right
Which version of Hallel do we say on Chanukah?
Why do we eat latkes and sufganiyot on Chanukah?
They are made with oil, which reminds us of the miracle of the oil
Who was the leader of the Greeks?
Antiochus
What kind of oil were they looking for to light the menorah (full phrase)?
שמן זית זך
On friday night of Shabbos Chanukah, which candles do you light first? Shabbos or Chanukah?
What is the only holiday (or combination of two holidays) that has 8 days in Eretz Yisrael?
Sukkos/Shemini Atzeres
What do we add to benching and shmonah esrai that is made into a song?
Al hanisim
Who was the father of Yehuda Hamaccabi?
Matisyahu
Name the three miracles that happened in the Chanukah story:
1. finding the oil
2. the oil staying lit for 8 days
3. defeating the Greeks
Which side of the doorpost is the menorah supposed to be and why?
on the left side, across from the mezuza, to be surrounded with mitzvos
How many candles do we light in total (not including shamash)
36
Finish the sentence. When it's dry
"and ready oh dreidel I shall play"
What three things did the Greeks prohibit the Jews from doing?
Learning Torah, keeping Shabbos, and bris milah
Name one of the ways we describe the victory of the Jews over the Greeks in Al hanisim
גִבּוֹרִים בְּיַד חַלָּשִׁים וְרַבִּים בְּיַד מְעַטִּים וּטְמֵאִים בְּיַד טְהוֹרִים וּרְשָׁעִים בְּיַד צַדִּיקִים וְזֵדִים בְּיַד עוֹסְ֒קֵי תוֹרָתֶֽךָ
What is the hebrew phrase for why we light candles?
Pirsumei nisah
What are the first and last nights of Chanukah?
First: 25th of Kislev
Last: 2nd of Teves
What song do we sing right after lighting the first candle?
Haneiros Halallu
Who was the Kohen Gadol at the time of the story?
Yochanan Hakohen
Name five miracles that constantly happened in the Beis Hamikdash:
Avos 5:5:
[1] no woman miscarried from the odor of the sacred flesh; [2] the sacred flesh never became putrid; [3] no fly was ever seen in the slaughterhouse; [4] no emission occurred to the high priest on the Day of Atonement; [5] the rains did not extinguish the fire of the woodpile; [6] the wind did not prevail against the column of smoke; [7] no defect was found in the omer, or in the two loaves, or in the showbread; [8] the people stood pressed together, yet bowed down and had room enough; [9] never did a serpent or a scorpion harm anyone in Jerusalem; [10] and no man said to his fellow: the place is too congested for me to lodge overnight in Jerusalem.
According to Beis Shamai, how many candles do we light on the first night?
8
What does the word Chanukah mean (two answers)?
1. Dedication
2. Chanu, kah, rested on the 25th
Why is there a minhag to eat cheese on Chanukah?
Because Yehudis fed the Greek general cheese to trick and defeat him