Chanukah - Akiva

Chanukah

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How well do you remember the Chanukah story?

• Really well!

• So so..

• Not really....

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

• 1000

• 1200

• 2000

• 2200

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The Greeks Declared that the Jews

• Cannot learn תורה

• Cannot do מצות or Keep שבת.

• Cannot do ברית מילה

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

• Hellenists

• Maccabees

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What did the Greeks do to the בית המקדש?

• Destroyed it

• Put idols all over, and brought pigs as קורבנות.

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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

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Who was the founder of the Maccabee movement?

• Judah

• Mattathias

• Elimelech

• Aharon

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How many sons did he have?

• 3

• 4

• 5

• 6

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

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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

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On what day of Kislev is Chanukah?

• 5

• 15

• 20

• 25

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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?

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What does Chanukah mean?

• Dedication

• Holiday of Lights

• Winter Holiday

• Victory

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

• shoresh

• shamash

• Shimshon

• shin

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

• 1

• 2

• 3

• None of the above

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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

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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

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

• Sufganiyot

• Challah

• Latkes

• Fried foods

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What's the best part of Chanukah?

• The food

• Giving (and getting) presents

• Lighting the menorah with family

• Chanukah songs