Hanukkah

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Hanukkah

• Hanukkah is the Jewish Feast of Lights
  or Feast of Dedication. The Hebrew word Hanukkah
  means dedication. Hanukkah is also written
  Hanukkah or Chanukah. The holiday begins on the
  eve of the 25th day of the Hebrew Month of
  Kislev. It lasts eight days. Hanukkah usually
  falls in the month of December, but occasionally
  can start in November.

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There Are Many Different Spellings of Hanukkah

• Chanuka Chanukah Chanukkah Channukah
• Hanukah Hannukah Hanukkah Hanuka
• Hanukka Hanaka Haneka Hanika Khanukkah

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Hanukkah

• During Hanukkah, gifts are exchanged and
  contributions are made to the poor. Each evening,
  one additional candle is lit on the Hanukkah
  menorah (candelabra). By the last evening, eight
  lighted candles stand together.

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Latkes

• Many traditional Hanukkah foods are cooked in
  oil, in remembrance of the oil that burned in the
  temple. Latkes, or potato pancakes are a favorite
  food at Hanukkah.

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The Dreidel

• A dreidel is a small top with Hebrew letters.
• The four letters are Nun,Gimel,Hay,and shin.
• You take a bunch of tokens or get chocolate and
  put it in a pot. Players take turns spinning the
  dreidel wait what they got.

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• Dreidel Game
• Directions
• Spin your dreidel once for each numbered
  blank below. Fill in the blank with the number
  that you spin. After you have filled in all 10 of
  the blanks, complete the math problem in each
  row. Then, follow the directions at the bottom of
  the page.
• 1.______ 2.______ _______ (A)
• 3.______ 4.______ _______ (B)
• 5.______ 6.______ _______ (C)
• 7.______ 8.______ _______ (D)
• 9.______ 10.______ _______ (E)

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Estimation ActivityFor Israel

• Directions
• Answer the following problems using estimation.
• The country of Israel covers an area of 8,019
  square miles. Estimate the amount of land covered
  by Israel to the nearest thousand square miles.
• __________square miles
• The capital of Israel is Jerusalem. There are
  702,000 people that live in Jerusalem. Estimate
  the number of people living in Jerusalem to the
  nearest ten thousand.
• __________people
• There are 6,135,000 people that live in the
  country of Israel. Estimate the population of
  Israel to the nearest hundred thousand.
• __________people
• Fun Fact The most commonly spoken languages in
  Israel are Hebrew, Arabic, and English.

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Happy Hanukkah