Hanukkah Craft: Wooden Spoon Menorah
Hanukkah Craft: Baby Food Jar Menorah
Hanukkah Craft: Milk Carton Dreidels
Hanukkah Craft: Foam Dreidel Refrigerator Magnets
Hanukkah Activities for Toddlers and Twos
Maccabees
The family of five sons who led the revolt against the Hellenization of Jerusalem and became the heroes of the Hanukkah story.
Avinu Malkeinu
"Our Father, Our King"/"Our Parent, Our Ruler" A prayer (and song) chanted during the High Holiday period. Describes two simultaneous ways in which people might relate to God: the intimate relationship of a parent and the powerful awe of a ruler.
hanukkiyah
Nine-branched candelabra used during Hanukkah – eight branches for each night of the holiday, plus another branch (often taller, central, or more prominently displayed) for the shamash (helper) candle, which is used to light the others.
chet
"Missing the mark;" a Hebrew term for sin.
dreidel
"Spinning top" in Yiddish (derived from German); "sevivon" in Hebrew; toy used in a children's Hanukkah game.