People | Chanukah minhagim | Menorah lighting | Chanukah story | Other stuff |
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Antiochus
Who is the bad king in the Chanukah story?
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Haneiros halalu
What song do we sing after lighting the menorah?
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olive oil
What is the best oil to use for the candles?
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Maccabees
What were matisyahus sons called?
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ועל הניסים...
What do we say in bentching and shmoneh Esrei?
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Matisyahu
Who was yehuda hamacabees father?
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נ,ג,ה,ש,
What are the letters on the dreidel?
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A silver menorah
What is the best type of menorah to use?
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yehuda
Who was the head leader after matisyahu died?
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30 minutes
How long do the candles have to burn for (according to shulchan aruch)?
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5
How many sons did matisyahu have?
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To commemorate the miracle with the oil
why do we eat latkes?
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real cotton
What is material to use for the wicks?
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Elephants
What animal did the Greeks use in the battle?
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מתיונים
What were the yidden who became Greeks called?
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Yehuda, elazar, Shimon, yonason, yochanan
name all of matisyahus sons
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To publicize the miracle of Chanukah
Why do we light big menorahs out in the street?
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because on the first night we say sheceyanu
By menorah lighting why is the first night diffrent then all the other nights?
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מי לה׳ אלי!!!!
What did matisyahu call out when he went to fight the Greeks?
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Because they're were kings from the חשמונאי family and they were not from שבט יהודה and kings were only supposed to be from שבט יהודה and so יהודה הנשיא did not like it so there is no מסכת חנוכה
why is there no מסכת חנוכה?
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Yehudis
Who killed the Greek general with wine and dairy?
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give Chanukah gelt
What special thing do we do on the fifth night of Chanukah?
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So we shouldn't benefit from the other lights
why do we need a shamash?
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they offered a חזיר
What did they do to the מזבח in the בית המקדש?
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Because they're were kings from the חשמונאי family and they were not from שבט יהודה and kings were only supposed to be from שבט יהודה so the חכמים did not like it so there is no מסכת חנוכה
Who made the song haneiros halalu? And why?
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