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The Olive Press

The Chanukah miracle happened with olive oil: one small jar, enough for one day, burned for eight. In this workshop, kids make olive oil from scratch and then light the menorah with it.

Book the Olive Press What happens
A child turns the lever of the olive press while olive oil pours into a glass
Ages
All ages
Duration
45 min
Group size
Up to 30 kids
Available
From November 10

✎ Ages, timing, group sizes and setup needs are sensible placeholders. Adjust them to how you actually run the workshop.

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The Olive Press in 30 seconds

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What happens

Step by step

  1. Meet the olive

    Kids handle fresh olives and branches, sort them by ripeness, and hear why the Temple needed the purest oil.

  2. Crush

    Everyone takes a turn crushing olives into a thick paste with stone and wood tools.

  3. Press

    The paste goes into the olive press. Kids crank it together and watch the olive juice run out.

  4. Spin

    The juice goes into a centrifuge, which separates the oil from the water and pulp. Kids see the golden layer appear.

  5. Light

    We twist cotton wicks, fill the menorah cups with the oil we made, and light it together.

A silver oil menorah with straight diagonal branches, its nine glass oil cups lit
The finale: the menorah, lit with oil the kids pressed themselves.

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