When
How many nights do we celebrate Hanukah?
8
What are potato pancakes called?
Latkas
What happens when you land on Nun?
You don't get anything from the center pile.
Who do we remember from the Torah who saved the Israelites?
Judah Maccabee and his brothers!
What is the Yiddish word for money?
Gelt
What time does Hanukah start?
At sunset
What is a jelly-filled doughnut in Hebrew?
Sufganiya
What happens when you land on Hey/Hay
You get half of the center pile.
Are gifts always given to each other every night?
No. Some families only give presents on one, or the last night!
(Some families decide on Tzedakah or family projects instead)
Why does Hanukah last for 8 nights?
Because that is how long the oil lasted.
Which candle do you light the Hanukiah?
The newest one!
What is a common game that most families play?
Dreidel
What happens when you land on Shin?
You put 1 or 2 in!!!
*depending on who you play with
What is another holiday that has 8 nights?
Passover/Peasach
What is another typical food eaten during Hanukah?
Cheese pancakes, blintzes or cheese coffeecake.
Cheese is not only for Shavuot, but in the Middle Ages, cheese was given to the general Neuchadnazzar's army (who hated the Jews) and then he got very thirsty. The general drank lots of wine, and was beheaded. (Book of Judith, 6 C. B.C.E.)
What month in the Hebrew calendar does Hanukah fall in?
Kislev
What is the Hebrew word for money?
Kesef
If you're in Israel, what letter on the dreidel would be different?
PEY!
Pey means here! Hint Hint!!
Do you need to wear a tallit at Hanukah?
No unless it falls on Shabbat.
You can wear a kippah.
What's another game played on Hanukah by Chasidic Jews in five hundred years ago?
Yeshiva students would play cards to allow them to have games of chance so that they could stay up all night.
The students claimed that if they stayed up late playing, then they could study Torah through the rest of the year.
What year was the temple destroyed and burnt?
604 B.C.E.
What is playing the game dreidel, called in Hebrew?
HINT: it's a song!
Sevivon
What is the meaning of the Israeli dreidel?
(pretend you're standing in Israel!)
A Great Miracle Happened Here
Naes, Gadol, Haya, Po!
What is the candle in the Hanukiah that is the tallest/you light the others with?
Shamash
Why is Hanukah celebrated?
The Syrian-Greeks wouldn't allow Jews to practice customs like Shabbat, circumcision, prayers or Torah study.
Judah and his brothers led a rebellion against the Syrian army to allow them to pray in the 2nd temple. After the temple was cleansed and cleaned, it was used again. Hanukah means "rededication."