The Story of Hanukkah

The Story of Hanukkah

4th Grade · Social Studies · 25 min· Ccss Ccss.ela-literacy.ri.4.4

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Learning Objective

I can explain the story and traditions of Hanukkah.

  • 1

    The Hanukkah story tells of how the Maccabees chased the Greeks out of the Jewish temple.

  • 2

    During Hanukkah, it is tradition to eat sufganiyot (jelly donuts) and latkes.

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    The miracle of Hanukkah is that the oil in the temple lasted for eight days, so we light a candle on the menorah for each of those eight nights.