Torah Rocket • Part 6v6.4.111 OFFICIAL QUESTIONS
Chanukah
Date, miracle, blessings, lighting sequence, Al Hanissim, dreidel and foods.
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Official questions
1. Give the Jewish date of Chanukah.
Your study note: Begins on 25 Kislev.
2. For how many days do we celebrate Chanukah?
Your study note: 8 days.
3. Why do we celebrate Chanukah?
Your study note: Jewish victory over the Greeks and the miracle of the oil burning for 8 days instead of 1.
4. What is the meaning of the word Chanukah?
Your study note: The note explains “Chanu-kah” as “they camped” on the 25th, or as connected with victory.
5. How many blessings are made upon the Chanukah candles and what does each one mean?
Your study note: First night — 3 blessings including Shehecheyanu. Other nights — 2. Blessings refer to lighting the Chanukah candles and the miracles; Shehecheyanu is added on the first night.
6. a) How many candles do we light each night?
b) What 2 things must one be careful of when lighting on Friday?
c) What can be done with the candles after they have been lit?
Your study note: Use the shamash to light the other candles; light the number corresponding to that night, 1–8. On Friday, light earlier and make sure they burn long enough after nightfall. Do not use Chanukah lights for ordinary benefit.
7. What is the meaning of the prayer Al Hanissim?
Your study note: “For the miracles”; the note mentions the battle and rededication of the Beit Hamikdash.
8. a) What rules apply to the order of kindling the candles and the candle-lighting time?
b) Where is the Chanukah menorah placed?
Your study note: Place candles right to left and light left to right, newest candle first. They should burn at least half an hour after nightfall. Place the menorah at a window or by the doorway opposite the mezuzah.
9. What do we sing after kindling the Chanukah candles?
Your study note: Hanerot Halalu and Maoz Tzur.
10. a) What is a Sevivon (Dreidel)?
b) What do the letters refer to?
Your study note: A spinning top. Nun = Nes, Gimel = Gadol, Hei = Haya, Shin = Sham — “a great miracle happened there.”
11. Which special foods are customarily eaten on Chanukah?
Your study note: Latkes and donuts — foods made with oil.