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Hanukkah Holiday Presenter: Abeer Hawashla
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Hanukkah is a Jewish festival which begins on the Hebrew date of the 25th of Kislev and lasts eight days, through the 2nd of Tevet.
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In this holiday Jews light candles in a special candleholder called a "menorah" or a "hanukkiah". Each night, one more candle is added.
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The middle candle, called the "Shamash", is used to light each of the other candles and it is lit every night.
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latkes Many traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in oil, in remembrance of the oil that burned in temple. Latkes (doughnuts) or potato pancakes are a favorite food at Hanukkah.
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Dreidel The dreidel is associated with Hanukkah. It is a four-sided spinning top. Each side is engraved with different Hebrew letter: the letter mean Nes Gadol Haya Sham-” A great miracle happened there”.
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Answer the following questions: 1.Hanukkah is ---------- holiday. a. Muslim. b. Jewish. c. Christian.
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2.The middle candle, called the------------. a. Menorah. b.Hanukkiah. c.Shamash.
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