Hanukkah Symbols
This is lighted every night for 8 nights
What is a menorah?
This is the number of blessings on the first night of Hanukkah
What is 3?
Nun means this
What is nothing/ lose turn?
Nun stands for what Hebrew word
What is Nes?
You spin this
What is a dreidel?
The amount of days the candles lasted in the temple
What is 8?
Gimmel means this
What is takes all?
Gimmel stands for what Hebrew word
What is Gadol?
The name of the candle that lights the other candles
What is the shamash?
It was only supposed to last for one night but it lasted for 8 days
What is the oil?
Hay means this
What is take half?
Hay stands for what Hebrew word
What is Haya?
The letters on the dreidel
What are Nun, Gimmel, Hey, Shin?
Game that was played to fool the Syrians and later the Romans when they came to find Jews who were studying the Torah when that was against the law.
What is the dreidel game?
The word dreidel means
What is spinning top?
Shin means this
What is put one in?
Shin stands for what Hebrew word
What is Sham?
A Hanukkah menorah has this many candles and this many helper candles
What is 8 candles in a row and 1 helper candle?
Type of oil used in a menorah
What is olive oil?
The name of the special fried donuts that Israeli people eat during Hanukkah
What is sufganiyot?
The phrase that the four letters on the Dreidel stand for in English
What is "A great miracle happened here"?
This is the Hebrew phrase the dreidel stands for
What is "Nes Gadol Haya Sham" (A great miracle happened here)?