How much do you know about Hanukkah?

Hanukkah is a 2200 year old holiday that celebrates the victory of the Maccabees or Israelites over the Greek-Syrian ruler, Antiochus.

On this holiday you are actually encouraged to eat foods fried in oil. Suffganiyot (donuts) and potato latkes are fried in oil which both celebrates and commemorates the miracle of Hanukkah. (P.S. win free suffganiyot here!)

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The Torah places a more significant emphasis on other holidays like Passover, Sukkot and Rosh HaShana. In fact, Hanukkah is not even mentioned in the Torah. Thanks to its proximity with other December holidays, it’s importance is often amped up-- but we’re not disappointed!

Because Hanukkah is derived from the Hebrew letter, there's no real consensus on how to properly spell it in English. Chanukah, Hanukkah, Khanukah... whatever floats your boat! Here's a video about the confusion.

Dreidels aren’t just a game. The letters on each side of the dreidel actually form an acronym, meaning Nes Gadol Hayah Sham, or a great miracle happened there. Except in Israel when the dreidel translates to, a great miracle happened here.

Fun fact: During the 8 days and nights of Hanukkah 44 candles in total will be lit! Time to exercise those candle lighting muscles.