Story of Hanukkah
This is how long the oil lasted in the Temple
8 days/nights
סֻפְגָנִיוֹת
Jelly Doughnuts
The numbers of candle spots in a chanukiah
9
The winning letter in a game of dreidel
Gimmel
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָֽנוּ וְקִיְמָֽנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְמַן הַזֶה
Shechiyanu
Judah Maccabee
נֵס\נִסִים
Miracle(s)
The helper candle
the Shamash
This Hebrew letter is on an Israeli dreidel instead of shin.
Pei
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסים לַאֲבוֹתֵינוּ וְאִמוֹתֵנוּ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְמַן הַזֶה
Candle Blessings
The King in the Hanukkah story
Antiochus
שֶׁמֵן
Oil
The number of candles needed for all of Hanukkah
Dreidel in Hebrew
סְבִיבוֹן
לְעֵת תָּכִין מַטְבֵּֽחַ מִצָּר הַמְנַבֵּֽחַ, אָז אֶגְמֹר בְּשִׁיר מִזְמוֹר חֲנֻכַּת הַמִּזְבֵּֽחַ
Maoz Tzur
The Hebrew month in which Hanukkah begins/the story took place
Kislev
Chanukah directly translates to this
Rededication
Order we place the Hanukkah candles in the chanukiah
Right to Left
Nun-Gimel-Hey-Shin stands for this phrase
A great miracle happened there
נֵס גָדוֹל הַיָה שַׁם
מִי יְמַלֵל גְבוּרוֹת יִשְׂרָאֵל
אוֹתָן מִי יִמְנֲה
הֵן בּכָל דוֹר יָקוּם הַגִּיבּוֹר
גוֹאֵל הָעָם
Mi Yimalel
Maccabee (מכבּי) is an acronym made from the first letters of the first line of this prayer
מִי כָמֹֽכָה בָּאֵלִים יְיָ
לְבִיבוֹת
Latkes
Order we light the chanukah candles
Left to Right (Newest to Oldest)
סֹב
"I am so mixed up that I cannot tell you, I'm sitting in this blender turning brown. I've made friends with the onions and the flour, and the cook is scouting oil in town. I sit here wondering what will become of me, I can't be eaten looking as I do! I wish someone would take me out and cook me, or I'll really end up in a royal stew!"
THE LATKE SONG/I AM A LATKE
I am a latke, I am a latke, and I am waiting for Hanukkah to come.