1.
The eight-day Jewish celebration known as Hanukkah or Chanukah commemorates the _________ during the second century B.C. of the Second Temple in Jerusalem.
2.
Often called the ______ __ ______, the holiday is celebrated with the lighting of the menorah, traditional foods, games and gifts.
3.
Around 200 B.C., Judea—also known as the _____ __ ______—came under the control of Antiochus III, the Seleucid king of Syria.
4.
Led by the Jewish priest __________ and his five sons, a large-scale rebellion broke out against Antiochus and the Seleucid monarchy.
5.
Judah Maccabee's nickname.
6.
According to the ______, one of Judaism’s most central texts, Judah Maccabee and the other Jews who took part in the rededication of the Second Temple witnessed what they believed to be a miracle.
7.
Even though there was only enough untainted olive oil to keep the menorah’s candles burning for a single day, the flames continued flickering for _____ nights.
8.
In another interpretation, Jerusalem under Antiochus IV had erupted into civil war between two camps of Jews.
9.
Jewish scholars have also suggested that the first Hanukkah may have been a belated celebration of ______.
10.
Hanukkah customs include playing with four-sided spinning tops called ______ and exchanging gifts.
