Question
A melody from Handel’s Judas Maccabaeus is used for the songs “Hava Narima” and a Sephardic version of “Ein Keloheinu” (“ayn kell-oh-HAY-noo”) sung on this holiday. For 10 points each:
[10e] Name this holiday that celebrates the rededication of the defiled Second Temple after a siege.
ANSWER: Hanukkah [or Chanukah; prompt on Festival of Lights]
[10h] Sephardic Balkan singer Flory Jagoda wrote a tango-style Hanukkah song with Ladino lyrics that counts up this word. Either the diminutive or formal word used for this word in the song is acceptable.
ANSWER: kandelika [or “Ocho Kandelikas” or “una kandelika” or “dos kandelikas”; accept kandela or “ochos kandelas para mi”; reject “candles”]
[10m] Popular Ladino songs include a version of the Birkat Hamazon (“beer-COT ha-ma-ZONE”) blessings recited after these events. Customized booklets may be used for bentsching (“benching”) after these events.
ANSWER: meals [accept word forms such as having food or having a meal; accept eating specific foods such as bread; accept grace after a meal] (The first clue is referring to “Ya Komimos.”)
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Summary
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