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This 23-word Hanukkah word search introduces students in Grades 3–5 to vocabulary and traditions of the Festival of Lights. Hidden words include menorah, dreidel, latkes, sufganiyot, and Maccabean Revolt, covering symbols, foods, and historical background. Use it as a December holiday activity, a warm-up for lessons on Jewish traditions, or edit it as a template for other religious-holiday puzzles.

Subject:
Holidays & Seasonal
Topic:
Hanukkah
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated October 2022

Word List

  • HANUKKAH
  • FESTIVALOFLIGHTS
  • JEWISH
  • HOLIDAY
  • CELEBRATION
  • JERUSALEM
  • SECONDTEMPLE
  • MACCABEANREVOLT
  • EIGHTDAYSANDNIGHTS
  • KISLEV
  • HEBREW
  • CANDLES
  • NINEBRANCHES
  • MENORAH
  • SHAMMASH
  • SONGS
  • DREIDEL
  • LATKES
  • SUFGANIYOT
  • DAIRYFOODS
  • FEAST
  • DECEMBER
  • TODEDICATE

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