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Chanukah How-To



Chanukah FAQs
Chanukah FAQs
 Commonly Asked Chanukah Questions
What does the holiday of Chanukah celebrate? How is it spelled, Chanukah or Hanukkah? What does the word Chanukah mean? What is the ninth candle for? Is Chanukah a major Jewish holiday? Answers to these questions and more...
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Menorah WizardMenorah Lighting Wizard
Light Up Your Environment!
Lighting the Darkness
The Menorah
The Shamash
Who
Where
When
Lighting the Menorah
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Lighting Guide (Video)
Menorah Lighting Guide (Video)
Discover the importance of the menorah and how, when and where to light it.
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Chanukah Guide
Chanukah Guide
 Brief Printable Version
Who lights the Menorah, when and how? What are the Chanukah prayers and traditions? This brief Chanukah tutorial will allow you to breeze through the Chanukah menorah lighting ceremony.
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Texts and PrayersChanukah Texts and Prayers
Be Thankful for the Miracles
Prayers & Blessings Overview
Blessings
V'al Hanissim
Haneirot Halalu
Maoz Tzur
Chanukah Gelt
Chanukah Gelt
 Chanukah Money Gifts
During Chanukah it is customary to give gelt (money) to children, so that we can teach them to give some of it to charity...
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Dreidel WizardDreidel Wizard
The Spin on the Dreidel
The History
The Dreidel
Game Components
The Setup
Nun - נ
Gimmel - ג
Hey - ה
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Chanukah Foods
Chanukah Foods
 Latkes, Donuts and Cheese
It is customary to eat oily foods and dairy on Chanukah. Find out why...
The Eight Days of Chanukah
The Eight Days of Chanukah
 Your Chanukah 2008 Calendar
An overview of the eight days of Chanukah - in calendar format.
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Children's Chanukah Guide
Children's Chanukah Guide
 Chanukah for the Next Generation
The complete how to guide for kids, from lighting the menorah and playing dreidel to the special foods we eat on Chanukah.
Laws & LoreLaws & Lore
Readings from the classic work "The Book of our Heritage"
By Eliyahu Kitov
About Chanukah
Lighting the Menorah
Additional Prayers
Working on Chanukah
Chanukah Foods
Additional Customs

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