Hanukkah Lights
Learning about Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, and counting eight candles.
Ages 5 to 7 3 min Chabotville Episode 1
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Chabotville Episode 1: Hanukkah Lights
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Hanukkah
Chabotville Episode 1Hanukkah Lights
Learns: Why Hanukkah has eight nights: the story of the little jar of oil
Ages 5 to 7 3 min
More about this episode: Hanukkah Lights
Learning about Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, and counting eight candles.
What kids learn
- Why Hanukkah has eight nights: the story of the little jar of oil
- The shamash helper candle, and counting the candles
The bots build a blue-and-white brick menorah, and Rabbi Chabot, a kind and wise bot, comes to visit and explains Hanukkah: long ago the brave Maccabees got back the holy Temple in Jerusalem and made it special again, and one little jar of oil kept shining for eight days. The helper candle called the shamash lights the others (and reminds us we can be helpers too), one more candle is added each night, and the menorah goes in a window so everyone can see the light. They count all eight candles, spin a dreidel, talk about latkes and jelly doughnuts cooked in oil, and sing along to a Hanukkah tune with words on the screen.
Try it at home: Count the candles with a grown-up! Remember, only grown-ups light real candles.
Transcript
A searchable on-page transcript will be added when an .srt is available for this episode. Captions are already burned into the video picture.