People
He was the leader of the Maccabees.
Who was Judah?
Days we celebrate Hanukkah
What is 8?
The letters on the dreidel
What are Nun, Gimel, Hey and Shin?
This traditional food is made by frying potatoes
What are LATKES?
This candle lights the other candles in the menorah
What is the Shammash?
The father of the Maccabees who said:
“Whoever is for the Lord, follow me” as a call to Who was Mattathias?form the army and resist the Greek – Syrian leader.
Who was Mattathias?
Candles lit on the 1st day
What is 2? (the Shammash + the day)
The meaning of the word Hanukkah
What is DEDICATION?
Applesauce or sour cream
What are traditional toppings for latkes?
The town that the Maccabbes lived
What is Modin?
2 of Judah’s brothers
Who is Eliezar, Yochanan, Yonatan/Jonathan, Shimon/Simon
Sides of the dreidel
What is 4?
The meaning of Nes Gadol Haya Sham
What is “A Great Miracle Happened There"?
Food that resembles the coins of the Temple Days
What is chocolate GELT?
The minimum time the candles should burn
What is 30 minutes?
He was the Syrian King who forbade the Jews to practice their religion
Who was King Antiochus?
Mattathias’ sons
What are 5? (Eleazer, Simon, Yonatan, Yochanan and Judah)
This letter is different on the Israeli Dreidel
What is the Hey is replaced by the Pay? (for HERE – not There)
Traditionally, fried foods are eaten on Hanukkah because of this
What is the oil that was lit to rededicate the Temple?
Near a window and in a straight line
Where is the place the menorah is lit to proclaim to all the miracle of Hanukkah?
This is the family name of the Maccabees
What is Hasmoneans?
Total number of candles needed to celebrate
What is 44?
Hanukkah begins in this Hebrew month and ends in Tevet.
What is Kislev?
Traditionally eaten in Israel on Hanukkah
What are Sufganiot/Jelly doughnuts?
The true miracle of Hanukkah
What is a small army of Jews (approximately 10,000) who were greatly outnumbered fought and won against the Syrian armies of 25,000 men and cavalry?