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quehl Hanukkah
quehl Vocabulary for the Hanukkah holiday
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aroma | a smell |
| charity | money, food, clothing, or other goods given to people who are in need |
| dreidel | a four sided top used to play a game. Each side has a Hebrew letter on it. |
| fine | an amount of money paid as a consequence for breaking the law. |
| gelt | coins given as gifts during Hanukkah |
| hut | a small, often run down house |
| latkes | potato pancakes |
| menorah | the candle holder used during Hanukkah |
| merchant | a person who owns a store |
| peddler | a person who sells small items door to door |
| Rabbi | a Jewish/Hebrew religious leader |
| shammas | the middle candle used to light all the other candles on the menorah |
| synagogue | a place where Jewish people worship |