Chanukah Food
What is the name of the money or chocolate candy given to children during Chanukah?
Gelt
For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
Eight
In what year did the historical event of Chanukah take place?
165 B.C.E
What is the name of the spinning top that children play with on Chanukah?
Dreidel
On the first night of Chanukah how many brachot are said before the lights are kindled?
Three
What is another name for the potato pancakes that we eat during Chanukah?
Latkes
Why do we light Chanukah candles?
To recall the miracle of the oil that lasted for eight days
What historical event does Chanukah commemorate?
The Maccabees struggle for religious freedom against the Syrian Greeks
What are the Hebrew letters on the four sides of the dreidel?
Nun, gimmel, hay, and shin
The best type of oil to use for a menorah
Olive oil
Some people use this instead of oil to light the Chanukiah.
Candles
In English, Chanukah has another. The Festival of ______
The Festival of Lights
The Jews who fought against the Greeks were called _____
Maccabees
What is the name of the candle that is used to light the others?
Shamash
How many arms does a menorah have?
7
What is the name for the jelly donuts that we eat during Chanukah?
Sufganiyot
This is what we call a menorah with 8 candles plus a shamash
Chanukiah
In what community did the Jewish revolt begin?
Modi'in
How many candles are used throughout Chanukah?
44
Dedication
How many sufganiyot (on average) are eaten in Israel during Chanukah
17.5 million
What do the four Hebrew letters on the dreidel mean in English?
"A great miracle happened there"
Who is the woman in the Chanukah story who killed a Greek general, sparking the Macabee revolt?
Yehudit
Which side of the chanukiah do you place the first candle that is kindled?
The far right
The letter "paye" on an Israel dreidel replaces which letter on an American dreidel and why?
Replaces the Shin, so the meaning becomes "a great miracle happened here"