Ritual & Tradition
Latkes & Sufganiyot
What are two fried foods eaten on Hanukkah?
Maccabees
What is the name of the guerilla army who led the revolt against the Syrian-Greeks during the Hasmonean dynasty?
8
How many days and nights is the holiday of Hanukkah?
0
How many gifts should be given during Hanukkah, according to the Talmud (Jewish law)?
"A great miracle happened there."
What do the letters on a dreidel that was made outside of Israel stand for?
Gelt
What is the name for money given to children on Hanukkah?
Judah
Who was the oldest son of the high priest Mattathias and the leader of the Maccabees?
9
What is the number of lights on a menorah, including the shamash?
7
What was the number of lights on the menorah in The Temple?
Olive Oil
What type of oil was used to light the menorah in the temple in Jerusalem?
Shehekiyanu
What is the blessing that is only said on the first night of Hanukkah?
Antiochus Epiphanes
Who was the leader of the Syrian-Greeks who tried to destroy Judaism?
3
How many blessings are said the first night of Hanukkah?
30
What is the number of minutes after nightfall that Hanukkah candles should burn?
Dedication
What does the word "hanukkah" mean?
HaNerut Hallalu
What is the prayer said during the lighting of the Hanukkah candles?
Yehudit (Judith)
Who was the young widow who killed an Assyrian general (named Holofernes) by beheading him?
44
How many candles, including the shamash, do you need for all of Hanukkah?
8
How many candles does the Jewish sage Shamai say we should light on the first night of Hanukkah?
The right to practice Judaism.
What were the Maccabbes fighting for?
Fasting
What activity is forbidden during Hanukkah?
Flavius Josephus
165
What year BCE did the Maccabees defeat Antiochus's army and recapture the Temple?
5
The Maccabees were led by the sons of the High Priest Mattathias. How many sons did Mattathias have?
Tevet
The Rosh Hodesh of which month falls on the 6th night of Hanukkah?