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WorksheetsChanukah Review
Total questions: 76
Worksheet time: 35mins
How many different levels are there for lighting a Menorah?
2
3
4
5
What is the most basic level for lighting a Menorah?
Each person lighting their own candles
One person lighting for everyone in the house
Lighting only one candle for each day
Singing Chanukah Songs and not lighting the menorah
What is the top level for lighting a menorah?
Each person lights for themselves starting with 8 and decreasing to 1
One person lights for the whole family starting with 1 and working to 8
Each person lights for themselves starting with 1 and working to 8
One person lights for the whole family starting with 8 and decreasing to 1
In Hebrew what is the term used for the highest level?
Baraita
Mehadrin
Tosafot
Mehadrin min Hamehadrin
Who's opinion do we follow for how to light the candles?
Hillel
Shamai
Yosef Hagadol
Beit
How does Beit Shamai say we should count the candles?
Starting with 1 and going to 8
Starting with just the Shamash and working to 8
Starting with 8 without the Shamash and counting to 1
Starting with all 9 and counting to 1
How does Beit Hillel say we should count the candles of the menorah?
Start with 1 (and the shamash) and count up until all 9 are lit
Start with 9 (including the shamash) and count down until only 2 are left (including the shamash)
Start with 8 (Without the shamash) and count down until only 2 are left (including the shamash)
None of the above
What is the best place to put the menorah?
At the entrance to your house behind the door
Upstairs in a window
Where your family can enjoy the light where you eat dinner
At the entrance to your home behind a window
If someone lives upstairs where are they supposed to place the Menorah?
In a window that no one looks into
In the bedroom so you can make sure there is no fire
In a window where everyone can see it
None of the above
In a time of danger where is the person supposed to place the menorah?
On a table
You are not required to light the menorah
In the window for everyone to see
Outside for the public to see it
How many days is Chanukah in Israel?
7
8
9
6
How many days is Chanukah in America?
6
7
8
9
Which has a shamash?
Shabbat candles
chanukiah only
menorah and chanukiah
menorah only
Which is lit for the most days?
chanukiah
menorah
shabbat candles
they are all lit for the same amout of time
What is the minimum length of time the chanukiah needs to remain lit?
15 minutes
5 minutes
60 minutes
30 minutes
Which month does Chanukah start in?
Cheshvn
Tevet
Kislev
Shvat
Which month does Chanukah end?
Tevet
Kislev
Cheshvan
Shvat
What is the date of the first day of Chanukah?
1st of Tevet
15th of Kislev
25th of Kislev
15th of Tevet
Who brought the Greeks to Israel?
Nevuchadneitzar
Achashveirosh
Antiochus
Alexander the Great
What weapon did the Greeks use that the Jews never saw before?
chariot
elephant
hawk
bow and arrow
Which other place, besides for our home do we light the chanukiah?
mall
school
shul
car
Where should I light the chanukiah if I am going to a party and then returning home?
at both the party and at home
at the party
home
at neither place
Where was Matityahu supposed to sacrifice a pig?
Modiin
Chevron
Yerushalayim
Givon
How many sons did Matityahu have?
4
5
7
2
Which Maccabee killed the first elephant?
Shimon
Elazar
Yochanan
Yehuda
How long did the war between the Greeks and Jews last?
1 year
2 years
3 years
6 months
What are Jews who acted like the Greeks called?
Yehudim
Mityehudim
Mityavnim
Yevanim
What is the maximum height to light the chanukiah?
20 amot
10 amot
3 tefachim
10 tefachim
In who's tribe land were the olive groves?
Yehuda
Gad
Asher
Naftali
What is the order of lighting on Motzei Shabbat at home?
Whichever one you want
chanukah and then havdala
havdalah and then chanukah
Start havdala, do chanukiah, and finish havdala
How many brachot do we make on the 1st night of Chanukah?
2
3
1
4
How many brachot do we make on the 6th night of Chanukah?
6
3
1
2
When do we light the chanukiah in shul?
before shacharit only
between mincha and maariv only
both before shacharit and between mincha and maariv
after davening
What is the order of lighting in shul on Motzei Shabbat?
We don't do havdala in shul
Whichever one you want
havdala and then chanukah
chanukah and then havdala
What do we add on Chanukah for each day during Shmoneh Esreh?
Yaaleh V'yavo
Al Hanisim
Hallel
Birkat Kohanim
What is the Torah reading of Chanukah about?
The story of Chanukah
the gifts that the princes brought
The Jews at Har Sinai
The story of Amalek
Which holiday does not contain an aspect of pirsum ha'nes (publicizing the miracle)?
Pesach
Purim
Chanukah
Rosh Hashana
Which side of the doorway should we place the chanukiah?
left side
right side
either side is fine
in front of the door
What do we say immediately after Shmoneh Esreh during Chanukah?
Al HaNisim
Yaaleh V'Yavo
Hallel
Torah Reading
When is the longest possible Birkat HaMazon of the year?
Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and Chanukah
Shabbat and Chanukah
Rosh Chodesh and Chanukah
Rosh Chodesh, Shabbat, and Purim
When do we read from three Torahs during the year?
Every Yom Tov
Every Shabbat and Rosh Chodesh
Shabbat, Rosh Chodesh, and Chanukah
When Chanukah is on Shabbat
This looks different in Israel and Australia:
Chanukiah
Dreidel
Sufganiyot
Letkes
Which way do we set up the chanukiah?
from the middle
from right to left
from left to right
any way we want
Which way do we light the chanukiah?
start from the middle
any way you want
right to left
left to right
שבת, ברית מילה
and...
When did the story of Chanukah take place?
During the 1st Beis Hamikdash
Between the 1st and 2nd Beis Hamikdash
During the 2nd Beis Hamikdash
After the 2nd Beis Hamikdash
Why is there a custom to eat dairy on Chanukah?
To remind of the Nes that happened with Yehudit who use cheese when she killed Eliphornus
To remind us of of Shavuot, which is when we received the Torah
Because we didn't have time to kasher our meat pots before matan Torah
Cheese can used in the process of making oil
What reward does the Gemara say that you will get for being careful with the Chanukah lights?
You will become rich
You will never have to beg others for money
You will have sons that are Talmidei Chachamim
You will live a long life
For how long should you make sure that your candles burn?
For at least 30 minutes after you light (whenever that is)
For at least 30 minutes after 3 stars come out
For at least 30 minutes after sunset
For at least 45 minutes after sunset
When is the absolute latest time that you can light chanukah candles?
midnight
60 minutes after tzeis hakochavim
dawn
2/3 of the night
What should you do if you forgot to say Shehecheyanu on the first night?
Say it on the second night when you light
Say it after you light on the 1st night
You can't say it again on Chanukah
Say it any time over Chanukah
What should one do if he started to talk after he made t he bracha before he started to light?
Continue to light and then only say the first bracha
Blame his brother or his sister (it was obviously their fault)
Nothing, just continue to light
Make a new bracha before lighting
What do we say right away after lighting the candles
Maoz tzur
Haneiros halalu
Hallel
Shehecheyanu
How many candles do we light in total on Chanukah (excluding the shmash)?
24
44
36
48
Which on of these is a reason for Beis Hillel's opinion for lighting 1 candle on the first day?
Because of the cows of the korbanos that were brought on sukkos
We go up in kedusha, not down
The amount of days left
Hadlaka oseh mitzva
From where do we learn out that Maalin B'Kodesh V'Ein Moridin B'Kodesh?
From Eisav-That he wore special clothes when he served his father
From Moshe- that he made people drink the ashes of the Eigel
From Avraham- that he slaughtered the ram by akeidas yitzchok
From Korach, that his fire pans were used as a covering for the mizbeyach
If you are staying at someone's house for the night, what should you do in order to join in their lighting?
Give the host a blessing
Give the host a little bit of money
Sing songs after the lighting
There is nothing you can do to join if you don't live there
What do you light first, ner chanukah or ner shabbos? Why?
Ner shabbos-You do the mitzva that happens more often first
Ner shabbos-Shabbos is from the Torah and chanukah is d'rabanan
Ner chanukah-you can't light chanukah candles after you accept shabbos
Ner Chanukah-Chanukah is a special mitzva
Out of Israel you can see dreidel with the letters
נ ג ה פ
נ ג ה ש
נ ה ג פ
ה ג נ צ
Dreidel is a
Yiddish word which means to turn or spin
coin
part of the Chanukiah
gelt
What did children do to hide their Torah studies from the Greeks?
When Greeks approached they played with dreidels
They learned Greek philosophy.
They sang songs
The did not study Torah
Why should the Menorah be placed opposite the Mezuzah?
So there are Mitzvos on both sides of the door
So theres room to walk through
So the Mezuzah doesn't light on fire
So we can see the outside better
What is the maximum height for the candles?
20 Tefachim
10 Tefachim
3 Amon
20 Amos
What time is the earliest time to light the Menorah
שקיעה
צאת הכוכבים
פלג המנחה
מעריב
What is אסור to do when it is time to light the menorah?
Talk
Eat
Walk
Light other candles
What can we use the שמש for?
Lighting the Menorah
Anything
Nothing
Holy things
