Hanukkah blessings
Sing or say the first blessing when the Hanukkah candles are lit.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָֽׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֺתָיו
וְצִוָּֽנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל חֲנֻכָּה.
The holiday is celebrated for 8 days for this reason
Because the oil in the temple burned for 8 days\
Number of Hebrew letters on the dreidel
What is 4?
The helper candle on the Hanukkah menorah
Shamash
A Hanukkah menorah in one Hebrew word
חנוכיה
Say or sing the second blessing for lighting the Hanukkah candles.
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם,
שֶׁעָשָׂה נִסִּים לַאֲבוֹתֵֽינוּ וְאִמּוֹתֵֽינוּ
בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם בַּזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
Chocolate coins given on Hanukkah are called this
gelt
Hebrew word for Dreidel
סביבון
Number of blessings said the first night of Hanukkah
Three.
Bonus: What is the number in Hebrew?
Candle
נר
Say or sing the blessing that is only said on the first night of Hanukkah
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ אֱלֹהֵינוּ, מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם, שֶׁהֶחֱיָנוּ וְקִיְּמָנוּ וְהִגִּיעָנוּ לַזְּמַן הַזֶּה.
Food like sufganiyot and Latkes are eaten because they are both made like this
These foods are fried in oil
The Hebrew letters on a dreidel outside of Israel
נ, ג, ה, ש
Number of candles needed to light the Hanukkah menorah for all 8 nights
44
Bonus: How do you say this number in Hebrew?
Miracle
נס
When Hanukkah falls on Shabbat, which candles do you light first?
On Friday nights when Hanukkah falls on Shabbat, you light the Hanukkah candles first, then the Shabbat candles, to ensure all candle lighting is done before Shabbat begins, as manipulating fire (like lighting Hanukkah candles) is forbidden once Shabbat starts.
Difference between a menorah and a hanukkiyah
A menorah has 7 candles and a hanukkiyah has 9 candles
The Hebrew letters on a dreidel in Israel
What are נ, ג ה פ
bonus: why is the last letter different?
Direction in which you add the Hanukkah candles each night.
Direction in which you light the candles
Right to left
Left to right (lighting the newest candle)
Jelly Doughnuts
סופגניות
What is the blessing you would say before eating Sufganiot?
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה, יְיָ
אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ, מֶֽלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם בּוֹרֵא מִינֵי מְזוֹנוֹת
In the time that the Syrian Greeks ruled Israel, Jews played with dreidels for this reason
The Jews played with dreidels in order to fool the Greeks when they were studying Torah
Dreidel is not a Hebrew or English word. What language does the word come from?
Dreidel is a Yiddish word derived from the German word dreyen, which means "to turn" or "spin"
Hillel: Add a new candle each night
Shamai: Start with all the candles and remove one each night.
The word "dedication" means this one word in Hebrew
הנכה