Oh That Top
A Big Miracle Happened --Where-- (On Two Different Dreidels)
Two Possible Letters
Here, Pey; Po
There, Shin; Shahm
What Was Wrong With The Oil After The Maccabees Won The War? What Was The Problem!?
Un-Kosher, No 'Signet' (Ring Impression) on the Seal to the Carafe
Where is Babylonia?
Easy: Judah
Leader of the Maccabee Brothers, Led the Maccabian Revolt
Is this 2nd Temple Time or 1st Temple Time?
2nd
Was The Dreidel Used As A Game Piece During The Time Of The Maccabees?
Nope!
The Dreidel is a middle 1700s item!
How Many Candles On A Chanukkiyah?
How Many Candles On A Menorah?
This is important and we often miss it!
9, 7
Who Was Antiochus?
Babylonian King of The Time of The Maccabees; He Did Not Destroy The Temple But Rather Desecrated It By Offering A Pig On The Altar
Not Kosher, He Did Not Destroy The Temple, Maybe He Studied His History From Nebuchadnezzar's Rule Of Jerusalem
Rabbi Hillel & Rabbi Shamai:
What is their [still] ongoing debate?
No! It's not the Oil! I don't care if the oil did last for a week ... It's not that!
What Was The Real Miracle?
Those Maccabee Bro's Won The War!
Folks, Tell Me About That Gelt! It May Be Chocolate But There Is A Reason They Look Like Silver & Gold Coins!
Think What The Image On The Coin Wrapper Looks Like & Who It Is!
They are Greek Men!
The Gelt is meant to remind us that this game is a true gambling game of chance!
What Kind Of Oil Was It?
Olive
Who Was Nebuchadnezzar?
Babylonian King Whose Army Conquerred Jerusalem and Destroyed The First Temple
King Antiochus was a member of the 'Greek' period called this....
Hellenistic
The Maccabean Revolt was against the ...
... Seleucids ... (I know, dont worry about this name but...)
They had an army which utilized Animals, even Elephants! The elephants had armor and soldiers atop them with Bows & Arrows.
How Do You Stop An Elephant at War!?
- What Did The Maccabean Revolters Do?
Stab the elephant from below!
Yikes!
Dreidel is a Game of [____]
Luck
100lbs of Olives ...
Yields how much oil?
approximately 1 gallon
What Culture of People Toppled The Babylonian Empire?
We don't study this much, but it is good to know that many present-day Iranians are NOT MUSLIM but Identify as another ancient group of peoples
Persian [Empire]
The Maccabee Family were members of this dynasty of the region
Hasmoneans
It's NOT Israel ... yet!
What is the area called?
Hint: ____ Maccabee was the leader of the revolt
Judea