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Which Temple was desecrated, and how?
The Second Temple. Statues to idols, including Zeus, were placed in it, and sacrifices of pigs were made.
100
What language is the word gelt in?
Yiddish
100
How long should the candles burn?
Thirty minutes
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In which Hebrew months does Chanukkah fall in?
Kislev and Tevet
200
Some scholars say Chaunukah is actually a delayed celebration of which holiday?
Sukkot
200
What are the four letters on the dreidel outside of Israel and what do they stand for?
nun - gimmel - hey - shin nes gadol haya sham
200
In what direction are the candles addd, and in what direction is the Chanukiah lit?
The candles are added from right to left, and lit from left to right.
200
In which book is the story of Chanukkah told?
The Book of Maccabees
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What were Jews called who assimilated into Greek culture?
Hellenists
300
What are the four letters on the dreidel in Israel and what do they stand for?
Nun - gimmel - hey - pey nes gadol haya po
300
What is the ideal time and place to light?
At nightfall, by a window
300
• Is the Book of Maccabees part of Tanakh? If not, what's it a part of?
No, it's part of the apocrypha.
400
What were the names of the Jewish woman and the general who she killed?
Judith/Yehudit killed Holofernes
400
What was the original purpose of the dreidel or sivivon?
They would study Torah, but pretend to be playing dreidel when the Greeks would spy in on them.
400
What is the total number of candles that are burned on Chanukah?
44
400
What does the word Chanukah mean?
Dedication
500
How did the woman kill the general?
She fed him cheese, and he was thirsty so she got him drunk on wine, and after he fell asleep she cut off his head.
500
Why do we at latkes on Chanukkah?
Because they are fried in oil, and the miracle was that they oil lasted.
500
How do you say “publicize the miracle” in Hebrew/Aramaic?
Pirsumei Nissa
500
Where is the saying, “Not by might not by power, but by My spirit,” from?
Zecharia