Maccabees
What is the holiday where we learn about the Maccabees?
Hannukah
Who is the hero of Hannukah?
Judah Maccabee
What direction do we place candles on the menorah?
Right to Left
What fried potato food do we eat on Hannukah?
Latkes
What is the miracle of Hannukah?
the oil burned for 8 nights
What is the country the Maccabees were from?
Israel
Who is our Jewish forefather?
Abraham
What direction do we light candles on the menorah?
Left to right
What bread to we bless on shabbat?
Challah
What is the thing we light on Hannukah?
Menorah
What is the place the Maccabees purified?
The Holy Temple
Who are the Matriarchs?
Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah
When a menorah is fully lit, how many candles are on the menorah
nine candles
Hebrew word for Hannukah Jelly Donuts
sufganiyot
Dedication
What object did the Maccabees light?
Menorah
Who is the person who survived the flood?
Noah
What do you call the special lighting candle in the center of the menorah
shammash
What are two common toppings for latkes
apple sauce and sour cream
Who are the bad guys in the Hannukah story?
The Greeks
What sport has a Tel Aviv sports team named "Maccabi Tel Aviv ____ Club , named after the heroes of the Hanukkah story
Football / Soccer
What is the name of the person who went to Mount Sinai?
Moses
Recite one of the three blessings said to light the menorah
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, asher kideshanu bemitzvotav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Hanukkah.
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, sheh'asa nisim lavoteinu bayamim haheim bazman hazeh.
Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam, shehecheyanu vekiyemanu vehigi’anu lazman hazeh.
Why do we fry food on Hannukah
Because of the oil in the Hannukah miracle story
What are the letters on an Israeli Dreidel?
nun, gimmel, hey and pay