Chanukkah Vocabulary
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What date does Chanukah start
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כ"ה כסלו
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What four Mitzvot did the Greeks try to make forbidden
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1. Learn Torah 2. celebrate Rosh Chodesh, 3 Keep Shabbat 4, have Brit Milah
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חַלָבִי
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dairy (we have a Minhag to eat dairy foods on Chanukkah)
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מַכַבִּים
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group of Jews who fought against the Greeks
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אַנְטִיוֹכוּס
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King of the יְוָנִים
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שֶמֶן זָיִת זָך
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pure olive oil
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חַנוּכִּיָה
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has 8 branches. We light these in our homes each night of Chanukah
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נֵר
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candle
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מְנוֹרָה
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had 7 branches and was lit in the בית המקדש
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יְוָנִים
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Greeks
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נֵס
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miracle
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What does מַכַבִּי stand for
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מִי כָמֹֽכָה בָּאֵלִם ה
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Why do we eat latkes on Chanukkah
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We eat foods that are cooked in oil, to remind us of the נס שמן
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