Chanukah Vocabulary
Chanukah is also spelled Hanukah or Hanukiah, depending upon the translation.
Shamash The middle candle of the menorah, used to light the other candles.
Shabbat The Jewish Sabbath
Havdalah A prayer said at the end of Shabbat.
Dreidel A spinning top
Gimel The letters on the side of the dreidel.
illustrations by Jason Gobari, age 10
Chanukah Index
Chanukah Poetry