How many candles do we light on the first night of Chanukah?
One and the Shamesh
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What is the message of Chanukah?
A little light can chase away a lot of darkness
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What would the Macabees go to war saying?
Mi LaHashem Ali- Whoever is for Hashem come with me!
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What did they want the Jews to do?
stop learning Torah and doing Mitzvos
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What was his son's name who took over?
Yehuda Maccabee
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What kind of food do we eat on Chanukah?
Food fried in oil. To remember the miracle of the oil.
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What is compared to light?
Torah and Mitzvos
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What was wrong with all the jugs of oil that the Macabees found?
The seal of the Kohen Gadol was broken.
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What would the Jews do when they were learning Torah and a Greek solider came?
They would play dreidel
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What was the name of the Greek king?
Antiochus
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What was the actual miracle of Chanuka?
1) that the Macabees won the war.
2) They oil lasted for 8 days.
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How does Chanukah happen now a days?
When we dispel darkness and let the light and goodness win
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What does Macabee mean?
hammer
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What did the Greeks do to the Beit Hamikdosh(Holy Temple)?
Made a big mess and put a pig on the mizbach(alter)!
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How do you say Greek in Hebrew?
Yivanim
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In which way do we express the miracle of Chanukah?
In a public way. We want everyone to see the miracle of Chanukah.
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What letters are on the dreidel?
Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin
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What is another reason that the Holiday is called Chanukah?
The Macabees rededicated the Beit Hamikdosh. Chanukah in hebrew mwans dedicate.
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Why is the holiday called Chanukah?
Chanu- Chof Hey. They rested on the 25th of Kislev after the Macabbes finished cleaning the Beis Hamikdosh.
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Who was Yehudis?
She was a brave Jewish woman who pretended to be friendly to the Greek general named Helifornus and in the end killed him. This helped the Macabees win the war.
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What does Chanukah have to do with me now?
We need to follow the Mitzvot that we don't understand because we love Hashem!
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What do the letters on the dreidel stand for?
Neis Gadol Haya SHam- A great miracle happened there