Hanukkah Comprehension

What is Hanukkah sometimes referred to as?

• The Festival of Lights

• The Festival of Colors

• The Festival of Music

• The Festival of Dance

Who led the Maccabees in their battle against the Greek army?

• Judah Maccabee

• Antiochus

• Holofernes

• Judith

What is the significance of the menorah during Hanukkah?

How do Jewish families traditionally celebrate Hanukkah with food?

While under Greek control, Jewish students were forbidden from studying the ___.

The Maccabees found a single jar of oil that miraculously burnt for ___ days.

What game do Jewish families play during Hanukkah to remember the secret study of the Torah?

• Spin the Dreidel

• Spin the Bottle

• Spin the Wheel

• Spin the Top

How long was the war between the Jewish people and the Greek people?

• 2000 years

• 3 years

• 2 years

• 5 years

Match the word to the description:

• The Jewish holy book

• the Torah

• a special candle holder

• Hanukkah

• a spinning toy

• dreidel

• Jewish potato cakes

• menorah

• the Jewish festival of light

• latkes

Who was Judah Maccabee?