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Hanukkah
Hanukkah, Hanukkah,
Happy holiday
Hanukkah, Hanukkah
Dance and sing so gay.
Hanukkah, Hanukkah,
Spin the dreidel round,
Spin, spin, spin
Spin, spin, spin
Spin the dreidel round.
Happy Hanukkah
Let's light the menorah
For the festival of lights.
One candle every evening
For eight great, joyous nights.
Latkes, games, and sharing,
Happiness and cheer.
Let's light the menorah
For Hanukkah is here.
Our Menorah
When the sun is setting
In the evening sky.
The glow of our Menorah
Greets each passerby.
Standing on our windowsill
It's such a lovely site.
And each candle seems to say
It's Hanukkah night!
Author unknown
At Hanukkah
Lighting Hanukkah candles
and watching them burn and glow.
Listening to the story
of Hanukkah long ago;
Giving and getting presents
each day, and that means eight
Hanukkah is a happy time,
fun to celebrate.
Vivian Gouled
Hanukkah Rainbow
Eight little candles in a row.
Gaily colored,
All aglow.
Scarlet, purple,
Green, white, blue,
Pink and yellow,
Orange, too.
The menorah,
Shining bright,
Holds a rainbow
Hanukkah night.
Eva Grant
Hanukkah
Lights
Nine little candles in my Hanukkah light,
Burning brightly throughout the night.
But one little candle is taller than the rest,
We call that candle the Shamash.
We light the candles one by one,
We play with dreidels and have some fun.
We dance the Hora and tell the story,
Of Judah Maccabee and his glory.
Hanukkah Quiz
Eva Grant
Why is the story of Hanukkah told?
To honor the brave Maccabees of old.
What makes our mouths water, handed around?
Platefuls of pancakes, deliciously browned.
There are the Hanukkah gifts hidden? Well . . .
That is a secret which no one should tell!
What do we place on the table to hold
The gay-colored candles? It's polished gold.
The shining menorah!
What comes once a year?
Hanukkah fun!
At last it is here!
The Dreidel
Nun, gimel, heh, and
shin,
See the wooden dreidel spin.
Nes gadol hayah shin,
If I'm lucky I will win!
I play with my new dreidel
upon the shiny floor.
I ask some friends to play with me-
we must have two or more.
I give the players pennies-
the same amount to each.
We sit down in a circle,
the pennies within reach.
Each player puts a penny
in the proper spot.
The middle of the circle
is what we call the pot.
Next I take the dreidel
and spin it round and round.
Which letter does it land on?
What fortune have I found?
I read the letter facing up-
it tells me how to play.
The letters are in Hebrew,
and here is what they say.
Nun means I do nothing-
I neither give nor take.
Heh means I take half the pot-
what a lucky break!
Gimel means I take it all.
It looks as if I'll win!
But I must put a penny back
when it lands on shin.
We go around the circle-
it's lots and lots of fun,
till one has all the pennies.
Then the game is done!
Nun, gimel, heh, and shin,
See the wooden dreidel spin.
Nes gadol hayah sham,
If I'm lucky I will win!
(Notice that Hanukkah, Chanukah is spelled two different ways)
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