HANUKKAH COLORING

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ACTIVITY BOOK FOR KIDS

This Book Has 60 coloring/puzzle pages!!!!

What Is Hanukkah?

Hanukkah is the Jewish eight-day, wintertime “Festival of lights”, celebrated with a nightly menorah lighting, special prayers, and fried foods.

The Hebrew word Chanukah means “Dedication”, and is thus named because it celebrates the rededication of the Holy Temple.

Chanukah begins on the eve of Kislev 25 and continues for eight days.

In the second century BCE, the Holy Land was ruled by the Seleucids [Syrian-Greeks], who tried to force the people of Israel to accept Greek culture and beliefs instead of mitzvah observance and belief in God. Against all odds, a small band of faithful but poorly armed Jews, led by Yehuda the Maccabee, defeated one of the mightiest armies on earth, drove the Greeks from the land, reclaimed the Holy Temple in Jerusalem, and rededicated it to the service of God.

When they sought to light the Temple’s Menorah [the seven-branched candelabrum], they found only a single cruse of olive oil that had escaped contamination by the Greeks. Miraculously, they lit the menorah and the one-day supply of oil lasted for eight days until new oil could be prepared under ritual purity.

To commemorate and publicize these miracles, the sages instituted the festival of Chanukah.

At the heart of the festival is the nightly menorah lighting. The menorah holds nine flames, one of which is the shamash [Attendant], which is used to kindle the other eight lights. On the first night, we light just one flame. On the second night, an additional flame is lit. By the eighth night of Chanukah, all eight lights are kindled.

Since the Chanukah miracle involved oil, it is customary to eat foods fried in oil. The Eastern-European classic is the potato latke [pancake] garnished with applesauce or sour cream, and the reigning Israeli favorite is the jelly-filled Sufganiyot [doughnut].

On Chanukah, it is customary to play with a “Dreidel”. The game is usually played for a pot of coins, nuts, or other stuff, which is won or lost based on which letter the dreidel lands when it is spun……

In today’s consumer-driven society, people tend to place great importance on giving Chanukah gifts. However, the tradition is actually to give “Chanukah gelt”, gifts of money, to children. In addition to rewarding positive behavior and devotion to Torah study, the cash gifts give the children the opportunity to give tzedakah [charity]. This has also spawned the phenomenon of foil-covered “Chocolate gelt”.

This Book Has 60 coloring/puzzle pages!!!!

This Awesome Hanukkah Coloring and Activity Book for kids of all ages, including toddlers with its large and simple drawings, are a perfect way to celebrate the holiday and keep the kids busy. This would be a great activity for the kid’s table at your family gathering, in a classroom, or at school!

Great fun for everyone. Depicting Chanukah-themed items, such as Menorah, donuts, dreidels, and more. The pages are ready and waiting to be color filled. Grab this fun Hanukkah-themed coloring book for someone you love……..

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