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Hanukkah

The festival of lights, as it is often called, is a celebration of both Jewish spiritual values and the triumph of the Jews over the armies of Antiochus IV.

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Where does the shamash go on the Hanukkah menorah?

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Usually on the side or the center

Why are sufganiyot eaten on Hanukkah?

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Sufganiyot are deep-fried doughnuts that are traditionally eaten during Hanukkah. They symbolize the miracle of the oil that burned in the menorah for eight days in the temple of Jerusalem. As oil plays a significant role in the Hanukkah story, the consumption of foods cooked in oil, like sufganiyot, has become a customary way to celebrate the holiday.

What is the typical food served at chanukah?

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The typical food served at Hanukkah includes potato latkes (pancakes), sufganiyot (jelly-filled donuts), and fried foods in general to symbolize the miracle of the oil in the Hanukkah story. Dairy products such as cheese and cheesecake are also commonly enjoyed during this holiday.

What is day 6 and 7 of Hanukkah means?

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Days 6 and 7 of Hanukkah, known as "Zot Hanukkah" or "The Eighth Day of Hanukkah," hold special significance. On these days, the lighting of the Hanukkah candles continues, and the menorah is fully illuminated with all eight candles. It is a time to reflect on the miracle of the oil in the Temple and to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness.

How many candles does it take to observe all the eight nights of Hanukkah?

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It takes a total of 44 candles to observe all eight nights of Hanukkah. Each night, one additional candle is added to the menorah, starting with one on the first night and ending with eight on the eighth night.

What do dreidels represent?

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Dreidels are a traditional Jewish toy used during Hanukkah. The four Hebrew letters on the sides of the dreidel – Nun, Gimel, Hey, Shin – stand for "Nes Gadol Hayah Sham," which means "A great miracle happened there." Dreidels symbolize the miracle of the oil in the Hanukkah story and are used in a game called "dreidel."

Is Hanukkah really a bad thing?

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No, Hanukkah is not a bad thing. It is a holiday celebrated by Jewish people worldwide to commemorate the miracle of the oil in the temple, where a small amount of oil burned for eight days. Hanukkah is a time of joy, gift-giving, and lighting the menorah.

In the next 9 years will Christmas and Hanukkah fall on the same day?

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No, Christmas and Hanukkah will not fall on the same day in the next 9 years. Hanukkah is based on the Jewish lunar calendar, which can shift its dates from year to year, while Christmas always falls on December 25th. Therefore, the two holidays will not coincide in the next 9 years.

When do Hanukkah helpers and magic elves eat?

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There is no specific time when Hanukkah helpers and magic elves eat, as they are fictional characters associated with different holiday traditions. In some stories, the elves may eat whenever they please, while others may depict them enjoying meals during festive occasions.

What is the only foods you can eat during Hanukkah?

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There are no food restrictions during Channukah. However, there are foods that are traditionally eaten during this holiday.

The first types of foods are those cooked in oil. These include:

1. Latkes, which is the yiddish word for pancakes. The best known type of latke are 'potato latkes'. However, they can be made with all sorts of ingredients such as zucchini, yam, rice and mushroom, or cheese.

2. Another item traditionally eaten are 'sufganiyot' which are jelly doughnuts.

Additionally, it is a tradition to eat dairy based foods during this holiday. This could be anything from cheese borekas (puff pastry filled with cheese) to pizza, lasagne, etc.

Do Jewish people eat rice on Hanukkah?

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Special foods include potato pancakes (latkes) and jelly donuts (sufganiyot). Also, any foods fried in oil are traditional.

There isn't anything that could be called a "Hanukkah Dinner" though.

Name for Hanukkah potato pancakes?

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They have nothing to do with religious beliefs, but it just became a custom because they are fried in oil. On Hanukkah, Jews customarily make foods like doughnuts and potato pancakes because they are fried in oil, and part of the miracle of Hanukkah is that oil was found in the holy Temple that could only last one night, but it lasted eight nights.

What foods are common in Honduras?

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Food in Daily Life. Beans and corn tortillas are the mainstays of the diet. The beans are usually fried, and the tortillas are small, thick, and usually handmade; ideally, they are eaten warm. A farm worker's lunch may be little more than a large stack of tortillas, a few spoonfuls of beans, and some salt. The ideal meal includes fried plantains, white cheese, rice, fried meat, a kind of thickened semisweet cream called mantequilla, a scrambled egg, a cabbage and tomato salad or a slice of avocado, and a cup of sweet coffee or a bottled soft drink. These meals are served in restaurants and homes for breakfast, lunch, and dinner year-round. Plantains and manioc are important foods in much of the country, especially the north and the Mosquitia. Diners often have a porch or a door open to the street. Dogs, cats, and chickens wander between the tables, and some people toss them bones and other scraps. There are Chinese restaurants owned by recent immigrants. In the early 1990s, North American fast-food restaurants became popular.

What do people drink on Hanukkah?

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On Passover, Jews can drink a lot of what they normally drink, but most of it needs special supervision. Milk and water don't need extra supervision. Most other drinks, including orange juice, apple juice, wine, grape juice, and soda (where they usually reformulate the passover recipe) can be made kosher for Passover and may not need any changes in the recipe. The reason that they reformulate soda is that Ashkenazim can't eat corn, hence no corn syrup. Additionally, no grain based drinks (beer, hard liquor, etc) can be drunk.

What is carved on the sides of your dreidel?

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In Israel: nun, gimmel, hei, pei - these letters represent the phrase: nes gadol haya po - a great miracle happened here.

Outside of Israel: nun, gimmel, hei, shein - nes gadol haya sham - a great miracle happened there.
Hebrew letters are carved on a dreidel:

nun - × 

gimmel - ×’

hei - ×”

sheen - ש

Those letters stand for 'a great miracle happened there' : נס גדול היה שם

What did anne frank give to each person for Hanukkah?

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she made her father a knit scarf

she gave mr.van daan a pack of cigarettes

What do anne franks Hanukkah presents reveal about her?

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She gives an ascott to her father, home-made shampoo to Mrs. Van Daan, a certificate to be good to her mother, a razor for Peter, a crossword puzzle book to Margot, ear lugs for Mr. Dussel, and cigarettes for Mr. Van Daan.

How does Anne Frank make Hanukkah special for the group?

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She had a unicorn that spited fire through its butt hole

What did Anne frank give her mother for Hanukkah?

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peter : a safety razor

mother : a "IOU" saying that she will do whatever she wants for 10 hours a day

What does hanukah mean?

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It self-explanatory. It means you're wishing someone a happy day on the holiday of Hanukkah,

How does Ecuador celebrate Hanukkah?

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The nation of Spain doesn't.

The Jews living in Spain do.

Their mode of celebration is similar to that of the Jews of Portugal, Turkey, Iran, Iraq, and the other
Sephardic Jewish communities around the world, including those of Israel, the US, and the UK.

What does the menorah symbolise?

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The original menorah was of gold and stood in the Jewish Temple, as commanded in Exodus ch.25. It burned olive oil.

For the last 2200 years, another type of menorah is the ones that are lit during Hanukkah.

For most Jews, the centerpiece of Hanukkah is the Hanukkah-menorah, a nine-branched candelabrum, also sometimes called a Hanukkiah. As you look at a menorah, you will notice that one candle is set at a different level from the other eight. That one is called the Shammash, or helper candle. Jewish law states that the regular candles are for viewing and spreading the word of the miracle only, so the Shammash is used to light the others, and for any other purpose, such as for light to read by.

The menorah itself may be made in almost any manner - glass, aluminum or other metals. Menorahs may be sleek and contemporary, or flowery and ornate, and may incorporate decorations such as the Tree of Life.

The menorah should be placed in a manner that is as visible as possible to the public, to publicize the miracle of Hanukkah. Depending on custom, some families light the menorah in a doorway, or a window, or some other place that is highly visible.

Who composed my dreidel?

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It was written by Samuel S. Grossman, who also wrote the original Yiddish lyrics. In Yiddish, the dreidel is made out of lead).

I go into a pitch black room with a match There is a candle an oil lamp and a stove. which one do you light first?

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it depends on the time of day and time of year. if it's night time you would light the lamp, if you were cold you would light the heater. If you were quick enough you could use the match to light the lamp and the heater at the same time.

The answer to this very basic question is this ----- you would first light the match !!!

Which candle would burn faster a light green one or a light pink one?

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This is an old joke. The answer is "Neither--All candles burn shorter." I'm locking this and moving it to the joke/riddle section. === the long thin pink one. ~Not necessarily, it depends on what type of wax is used, the thickness of the wick, and the amount of wind the candle is exposed to. The green square candle will out burn the other two. The long pink candle will burn the fastest. The green square candle. If you think about it, it all depends on the height of the green square candle, exactly how thin the long thin pink candle is, the length of the long thin pink candle, how fat the short fat red candle is, how square the green square candle is, and the time of the year. It also depends on the stuff that the person who put a ~ before their answer said.