Chanukah

Hi! My name is Benny. My Zaidy told me the amazing Chanukah story. If you want to hear it too just go to http://www.chabad.org/multimedia/media_cdo/aid/339285/jewish/Miracle-Lights.htm

Now see if you can answer these questions.

1. How can we see that the Jews in the days of Chanukah kept the first of the Aseret Hadibrot: "I am the Lord your G-d who took you out of the land of Egypt" ?

a. They adopted the greek way of dress, language and sports so that Hashem could take them out of Greece.
b. They believed in Hashem, so they made a small Jewish army called the Maccabees and trusted that although they were few in number, Hashem would help them win over the massive Greek army.
c. They forced the Jewish culture onto the Greeks.

2. In the first of the Aseret Hadibrot we learnt that Hashem wants us to look for Him in every part of our lives. How did the Jews clearly see the hand of Hashem in the story of Chanukah?

a. The Latkes (potato pancakes) didn't burn.
b.The Greeks offered to pay for all the jugs of oil with broken seals.
c. One pure jug of olive oil lasted for eight days.

3. How can we see that the Jews in the days of Chanukah kept the second of the Aseret Hadibrot: "Do not have for yourselves other gods besides Me" ?

a. The Jews refused to bow down to idols and were ready to give up their lives for Hashem.
b. When the Jews won the war they made the Greeks clean up the mess they made in the holy temple and asked them to please take their idols with them.
c. They refused to write a 1,000 word essay about the importance of sacrificing a pig to an idol.

4. Who is our enemy today that wants to stop us from connecting to Hashem?

a. The evil inclination
b. King Antiochus
c. King Latke of Greece.

5. How can we be victorious over our enemy?

a. By pouring eight cups of oil over our enemy.
b. By joining the army of Hashem and fulfilling all the Mitzvot of our commander-in-chief, Hashem.
c. By joining the Greek army and learning how to ride elephants.

Happy Chanukah!!