What's the Story?
The Maccabees had only one day's worth of ____ left in the Temple, but it lasted for 8 days. What was it?
Oil
What is the name of the game that children play on Chanukah?
Dreidel
What is the shamash?
The helper candle
We celebrate Chanukah for how many nights?
8
What are the Hebrew letters on the side of the dreidel?
Nun, gimel, hay, shin
Mattathias started the Jewish rebellion against the Greeks. One of his sons led the Jews to victory. What was his son's name?
Judah Maccabee
What do we eat on Chanukah to remind us of the miracle of the oil?
Latkes and sufganiyot (doughnuts)
On the first night of Chanukah, how many blessings do we say when we light the candles?
Three
Why do we celebrate Chanukah for 8 days and nights?
The miracle of the oil - one day's worth lasted for 8 days.
What are sufganiyot?
Jelly doughnuts
Who was Antiochus?
King of the Greeks
What is the name of the chocolate coins eaten on Chanukah?
Gelt
It is a mitzvah to put the Chanukiyah in a ________ after we light it. Where?
In a window
What is the number of blessings we recite over the Chanukah candles on all nights except the first one?
2
What does "nes gadol hayah sham" mean?
A great miracle happened there
In the Chanukah story, the Maccabees light the Menorah in the Temple. We light a Chanukiyah on Chanukah. What's the difference between a Menorah and a Chanukiyah?
A menorah has 7 branches and a chanukiyah has 9.
What is the first blessing we say over the Chanukah candles?
Baruch atah Adonai, Eloheinu melech haolam, asher kideshanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Chanukah
On the first night of Chanukah, do we put the candle in the far right of the Chanukiyah or the far left?
Far right
How many branches does a Chanukiyah have?
9
What is a sevivon?
A dreidel
What is the Hebrew month in which Chanukah falls?
Kislev
What type of food do we eat in honor of the Jewish heroine Judith?
Dairy - because she helped secure an important military victory with the aid of her homemade cheese
We add a new candle each night of Chanukah. When we light them, do we start with the newest candle or the oldest?
Newest
How many candles do you need to light the Chanukiyah for all 8 nights?
44
What does Chanukah mean?
Dedication