Chanukah
How many days is the festival of Chanukah?
8 days
What are 2 foods we eat specifically on Chanukah?
Latkes & Donuts
What is the name of the top that we spin on Chanukah?
Dreidel
What nation did the Jews fight in the Chanukah story?
The Greeks
Can you sing the entire dreidel song?
Starts off "I have a little dreidel..."
I have a little dreidel
I made it out of clay
And when it’s dry and ready
Oh dreidel, I shall play
Oh, dreidel, dreidel, dreidel
I made you out of clay
And when you’re dry and ready
Oh Dreidel we shall play
What is the tall candle on the menorah called in hebrew?
The "Shamesh"
What are the 4 hebrew letters on a dreidel?
nun, gimmel, hey, shin
Who was the leader of the maccabees?
Yehuda Hamacabi
Name 2 Mitzvot that the Greeks outlawed
Shabbos, Kosher, Bris Mila, Learning Torah, Rosh Chodesh (new Jewish month)
What Chanukah item does the White house own?
A Menorah
Why do we eat latkes & donuts on Chanukah?
They are made with oil, and the miracle was with oil
Why did the miracle of the oil last only 8 days and not more?
It took them 8 days to get more olives and turn it into olive oil
What animal did the Greeks ride on during battle?
Elephants
How many candles do we light in total, when Chanukah is over?
44
What is the hebrew month called, which Chanukah takes place in?
Kislev
Who was the evil king in the Chanukah story?
Antiochus
Which direction do we light the Menorah
From left to right
Which direction do we set up the candles for the menorah?
From right to left
Why do we have dreidels on chanukah?
When the jews were learning torah in hiding, they pretended to play with dreidels, when the greeks came to catch them.
How many latkes did we make for this Chanukah celebration?
120
Why is Chanukah called Chanukah?
The jews rested from battle on the 25th of kislev
How many people light the Menorah in the Leiter household?
3
How much is the worlds most valuable dreidel worth?
$70,000
What happened first in history, purim or chanukah?
Purim
How tall is the worlds tallest Menorah?
32 feet