hanuka chocolate candy looks like
coins / money
where do you place the candles?
The Menorah
on 1st or 2nd Temple?
2nd Temple
name the 5 sons of Matisyahu's that
fought the Greek?
Judah, Elazar, Yohanan, Yonatan, Shimon
What are the 3 blessings of lighting the candles?Hebrew
1. " ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו מלך העולם אשר קידשנו במצוותיו וציוונו להדליק נר חנוכה.."
2. "ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו מלך העולם שעשה ניסים לאבותינו בימים ההם בזמן הזה.."
נוסיף ונאמר, בערב הראשון בלבד:
3." ברוך אתה ה' אלוהינו מלך העולם שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה.."
a potato pancake
latkes
Why put the Menorah on the window sill?
to glorify the miracle of Hanuka
Who was
COHEN GADOL
during the Hanuka miracle?
Matisyahu
what are the initials of
מכבי
in Hebrew
מ- מי
כ- כמוך
ב- באלים
י- ה'
what did Yehudit feed Holofernes ?
cheese & wine
סופגניה
in English
Italy
where is the largest menorah in the world?
Grand Plaza Hotel
New York City
10 meters/ 4 floors
the origin of the name
חשמונאי
חשמון
a settlement in the Negev
Daughter of Matisyahu who cut off Holofernes's head?
Yehudit
3 other names for Hanuka - in Hebrew
חג אורים
חג הגבורה
חג הניסים
חג המכבים
חג האור
2 types of food of Hanuka
fried in oil
dairy food
one way to say:
סביבון
top/
dreidel
name 2 decrees the Greeks forbade the Jews
Brith
studying the Torah
desecrated the Temple
no sacrifices
desecration of the Sabbath
son of Matisyahu that died on a suicide mission with an elephant
Elazar
Her 7 sons died as martyrs. (מתו על קידוש השם)
Hana
The origin of Latkes
Italy
what do children get on Hanuka?
In English/ Yiddish/ German
Hanuka gelt
where did Matisyahu & his sons live?
Modi'in
What happened to the last Hashmonai princess?
She was murdered by King Harrod, her husband
Where did the Romans take the Menora as a symbol of their victory over the Jews?
Rome
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