Chanukkah Vocabulary

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חַלָבִי

candle

has 8 branches. We light these in our homes each night of Chanukah

נֵס

dairy (we have a Minhag to eat dairy foods on Chanukkah)

אַנְטִיוֹכוּס

נֵר

had 7 branches and was lit in the בית המקדש

What does מַכַבִּי stand for

מִי כָמֹֽכָה בָּאֵלִם ה

יְוָנִים

שֶמֶן זָיִת זָך

חַנוּכִּיָה

Greeks

miracle

1. Learn Torah 2. celebrate Rosh Chodesh, 3 Keep Shabbat 4, have Brit Milah

King of the יְוָנִים

pure olive oil

מְנוֹרָה

What four Mitzvot did the Greeks try to make forbidden

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