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Hanukkah Vocabulary Words

dreidel a children's game played with a small four-sided top with Hebrew letters marked on the sides, usu. at Hanukkah.
Kislev the third month of the Jewish lunisolar calendar, occurring from late November through early December in the Gregorian calendar.
latke a pancake, esp. one made of grated potatoes.
menorah a candelabrum or candlestick with seven or nine branches, used in Jewish worship.
miracle an event that cannot be explained by the known laws of nature and is therefore attributed to a supernatural or divine power.
temple a building or place where a deity or deities are worshiped.
candle a cylindrical stick of wax or waxlike substance enclosing a wick and burned to give light.
festival an occasion for feasting or celebration, especially a day or time of religious significance that recurs at regular intervals.
gimel the third letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
hallel a chant of praise used at Passover, Shabuoth, Sukkoth, Hanukkah and Rosh Hodesh.
shin the 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
kugel a baked pudding of noodles or potatoes, eggs, and seasonings, traditionally eaten on the Sabbath.
celebration to observe an occasion with appropriate ceremony or festivity.
candelabra a large decorative candlestick having several arms or branches.
sundown the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon.
tradition the passing down of elements of a culture from generation to generation, especially by oral communication.

 

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