Hanukkah Symbols
We light it every night for 8 nights
What is a חנוכיה
Chanukah is celebrated for how many days
What is 8
last two words of the Hanukkah blessing over the candles
What is Shel Hanukkah / של חנוכה
Gelt is made out of
What is chocolate?
The word dreidel in Hebrew
What is סביבון?
You spin it
What is a סביבון
Who took over בית המקדש?
Who are the יוונים
In the dreidel song you say dreidel, dreidel, dreidel I made it out of
What is clay
We eat potatoe latkas / לביבות because they are fried in
What is oil?
The name of the King who was forbidding the Jews to practice their religion
What is King Antiochus
the name of the candle that lights the other candles
What is the shamash / שמש
It was only supposed to last for one night but it lasted for 8 days
What is the oil
The prayer that we say on only the first night of Hanukkah
What is the Shehechiyanu?
You can dip your latkas / לביבות into these two things
What is applesauce and sour cream
The first Jewish leader to rebel against the יוונים and its King
Who is מתתיהו
What did they not have enough of in בית המקדש?
What is שמן
Game that was played to fool the יוונים when they came to find יהודים who were studying the Torah when that was against the law.
What is The dreidel game
The song says Oh Hanukkah, Oh Hanukkah - come light the
What is Menorah
On the Friday night during Hanukkah we add this to our Hanukkah meal
What is challah?
The son who took over when his father died
What is Judah Maccabee?
coins used by the Maccabees
What is שקלים?
Name two Jewish practices that king אנטיוכוס outlawed
What is לשמור שבת, לעשות ברית מילה, לחגוג ראש חודש, לדבר עברית, ללמוד תורה
How many blessings are sung the first night of Hanukkah?
What is 3
The name of the special fried donuts that Israeli people eat during Hanukkah
What is sufganiyot?
Another name for Chanukah is
What is the Festival of Lights = חג האורים