Hanukkah Carly Hill c hilleastcoast ac uk Week

Hanukkah Carly Hill (c. hill@eastcoast. ac. uk) Week 13 – w/b 30/11/20 • Describe the story of Hanukkah • Explain why Hanukkah is important to the Jewish faith • Identify key items related to Hanukkah

Hanukkah • Hanukkah is the Festival of Lights • Hanukkah means dedication in Hebrew • It is celebrated for 8 days in November or December)

Hanukkah Words • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=nq 2 O 5 r. H 8 DHE (Hanukkah Words Pronounced)

Hanukkah Traditions • Menorah: 9 branched candlestick • Latkes: potato pancakes • Sufganiyot: jam doughnuts • Dreidel: spinning top game • Gelt: chocolate coins as dreidel prizes

Hanukkah • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=BOeg. H 4 u. Ye-c (The Hanukkah Song, Neil Diamond) • http: //www. virtualmenorah. com/vm/ (Virtual Menorah) • https: //www. goodhousekeeping. com/holidays/g 4014/ hanukkah-foods/ (Hanukkah Foods) • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=y. VIs 6 Mq 3 M 3 A (Friday Night Dinner)

Story of Hanukkah • Jerusalem was ruled by the Greek empire who made it illegal to be Jewish. • Jewish temples were destroyed • Jewish people called Maccabees fought to get the temples back so they could practice their religion • They lit a sacred menorah, but only had enough oil for one day • A miracle happened that kept the oil burning for 8 days until they found more

Hanukkah Games • https: //www. primarygames. com/holidays/hanukk ah/games/match_games/ (Matching game) • https: //www. primarygames. com/holidays/hanukk ah/games/hanukkahhangman/ (Hangman) • https: //www. primarygames. com/math/hanukkahc ountit/ (Counting game) • https: //www. bbc. co. uk/cbbc/quizzes/hanukkahquiz (Hanukkah Quiz)

Dreidel Game • https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Ek. TLN 1 T 17 p 4 (How to Play Dreidel)