Chanukah - Akiva

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Religious Studies

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Emily Yaffe

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7 Slides • 22 Questions

Chanukah

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Multiple Select

How well do you remember the Chanukah story?

Really well!

So so..

Not really....

Multiple Choice

Approximately how many years ago did the story of Chanukah happen?

1000

1200

2000

2200

Fill in the Blanks

The Jews were fighting against the

Type answer...

The Greeks Declared that the Jews

Cannot learn תורה
Cannot do מצות or Keep שבת.
Cannot do ברית מילה

Multiple Select

Many Jews were afraid of the Greeks and stopped doing מצות and started adopting Greek practices. These Jews were called

Hellenists

Maccabees

Multiple Select

What did the Greeks do to the בית המקדש?

Destroyed it

Put idols all over, and brought pigs as קורבנות.

Multiple Choice

Who was the evil King?

Absalom

Achashverosh

Antiochus

Avimelech

Some Jews wanted to study תורה and keep מצות.

They hid in caves to learn תורה
They would put a watchman to notify them if a Greek soldier was approaching
As a decoy they played dreidel when a soldier found them

Multiple Choice

Who was the founder of the Maccabee movement?

Judah

Mattathias

Elimelech

Aharon

Multiple Choice

How many sons did he have?

מתתיהו was the כהן גדול.

His five sons were: Eliezer, Shimon, Yochanan, Yonatan & Judah.
They were known as the חשמונאים
They hid in caves and attacked the Greeks
They called out "מי כמוכה באלים ה׳"- this is where the name מכבי comes from.

Where did the מכבים live and fight?

Modiin, where the Macabes lived and fought the Greeks, is a short drive from ירושלים and you can visit the places they lived and fought.

The Jews were a small and weak army

ה׳ made a miracle & the Jews won!
They chased the Greeks out of Israel.
They won the war on כ״ה כסלו

Fill in the Blanks

Which of the Maccabees led the fight against the Greeks?

Type answer...

After the war the חשמונאים went to the בית המקדש

They wanted to light the מנורה
All of the oil they found was טמא
They found one jar of oil that had the
כהן גדל's seal.
The jar had only enough oil for one night

Fill in the Blanks

Chanukah lasts for

Type answer...

nights

Multiple Choice

On what day of Kislev is Chanukah?

Multiple Choice

Where does the name מכבי come from?

"מי לה׳ אלי"- Whoever is for Hashem is with me!

״מי כמוך באלים ה?׳״- Who is like you in might Hashem?

Multiple Choice

What does Chanukah mean?

Dedication

Holiday of Lights

Winter Holiday

Victory

Multiple Choice

What is the candle we use to light all the other candles called?

shoresh

shamash

Shimshon

shin

Multiple Choice

How many brachot are said when lighting Chanukah candles for the first time?

None of the above

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How many brachot are said every other time you light the menorah?

Type answer...

Multiple Choice

What is the minimum length of time the menorah needs to remain lit?

from Mincha to Ma'ariv

one hour

until 3 stars come out

30 minutes

Multiple Select

Where do we place the Menorah to publicize the holiday?

By the front door

In the garden

By the window of your home

In each bedroom

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is something we are not expected to eat during Chanukah?

Sufganiyot

Challah

Latkes

Fried foods

Fill in the Blanks

Why do we eat fried food?

Type answer...

Fill in the Blanks

What phrase do the letters on the dreidel represent?

Type answer...

Poll

What's the best part of Chanukah?

The food

Giving (and getting) presents

Lighting the menorah with family

Chanukah songs

Chanukah

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