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What is the name of the Maccabi who led his brothers against the Greeks?

Judah

How many candles in total do you use on all of the nights of Hanukkah

44

Why do we play dreidel?

Because the children did that (at the time of the Maccabis) to hide that they were studying from the Torah.

How many candles do we light on the first night of Hanukkah?

2

What doe the root נ.ת.נ mean?

Give, gift

What is the name of the extra candle on a Hanukkiah?

Shamash

Which rabbi lived around the same time as Abraham Lincoln?

Rabbi Nahman

What is the name of the father of the Maccabis?

Mattithias

Which letters are on the dreidel?

Nun, Gimmel, Hay, Shin (or Pay)

What do the letters on the dreidel stand for?

A great miracle happened there (or here)

What does Maccabi mean? Or where did the name come from?

מִי-כָמֹכָה בָּאֵלִים יְיָ , also means hammer

A regular Menorah has ??? branches whereas a Hanukkiah has ??? branches

Menorah - 7, Hanukkiah - 9

What does the root י.ר.ה mean?

taught

What does the root מ.ל.כ mean?

King, ruler

What fall Jewish holiday is 8 days long?

Sukkot

what is the root of the word תוֹרָה?

י.ר.ה