History of Hannukah
How many nights does Hannukah go on for?
8
Where does the Hanukkah story take place?
Jerusalem, Israel
latkes and sufguniyot
Yes!
What is this letter ל
Lamed
When rolling this you get NOTHING
Nun
When playing dreidel what is the currency used in the game called?
Gelt
What is the group of Jewish fighters called?
Blessing the Wine
No
What is this letter כ
Kaf/khaf
When rolling this you get HALF
Hay
Hannukah is also known as the festival of what?
The festival of lights
Who are the Jews fighting against in the Chanukah story?
The Greeks
Shehecheyanu
Yes! (only on the first night)
What is this letter ש
Shin/sin
When rolling this you get ALL
Gimmel
Hannaukah has 2 Miracles... What are they?
The Maccabees defeating the Greeks, Oil lasting 8 nights
Is the story of Hanukkah in the Torah?
No! It is in its own special books, but they are not in the Torah.
Drinking oil. Each night you take the equal amount of sips to what night it is. For Example: 3rd Night=3 sips
NO!!! PLEASE NEVER DRINK OIL
Grab a white board and draw me a dalet!
Does it look like this ד?
When you roll this you have to put 1 piece of gelt into the pile
Shin
Why doesn't Hannukah (or any jewish holiday) fall on the same day every year?
Hannukah (and all jewish holidays) follow the Hebrew Calander not the Gregorian Calander (the calander of which America and other countries use... Jan 1st is new years etc)
Which Jewish month does Chanukah start in?
Kislev
Lighting the Candles... in which direction?
Yes! we light from left to right, always lighting the NEWEST CANDLE FIRST.
Grab a white board and draw a mem AND a mem sofit!
Does it look like this מ and this ם?
What does the Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin stand for?
A Miracle Happened There