- Dreidel - Wikipedia
The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the teetotum, a gambling toy found in Europe and Latin America Each side of the dreidel bears a letter of the Hebrew alphabet: נ (nun), ג (gimel), ה (hei), ש (shin)
- How to Play Dreidel - Chabad. org
The classic dreidel is a four-sided spinning top made of wood, plastic, or the proverbial clay On the four sides of the dreidel appear four letters from the Hebrew alphabet— nun (נ), gimmel (ג), hey (ה), and shin (ש)
- How to Play Dreidel - My Jewish Learning
Playing with the dreidel is a traditional Hanukkah game played in Jewish homes all over the world, and rules may vary Here’s how to play the basic dreidel game:
- How to Play Dreidel: 6 Steps (with Pictures) - wikiHow
Dreidel is a traditional game of chance, and one of the most well-known symbols of Hanukkah The dreidel is a four-sided top with a different Hebrew letter on each side
- How To Play Dreidel - The Digital Home for Conservative Judaism
The dreidel (Hebrew: sevivon) is one of the most recognized symbols of Hanukkah, alongside the menorah itself Emerging from times where Jews would play games to hide their Torah study, this game is a reminder of the difficult moments in Jewish history and the miracle of the Hanukkah story
- What Is the Dreidel and How to Play - Learn Religions
A dreidel is a four-sided spinning top with a Hebrew letter printed on each side It is used during Hanukkah to play a popular children's game that involves spinning the dreidel and betting on which Hebrew letter will be showing when the dreidel stops spinning
- The Hanukkah Dreidel Game - ONE FOR ISRAEL Ministry
A fun part of Hanukkah celebrations is the tradition of playing the dreidel game with special spinning tops The Hanukkah holiday remembers how the Greeks had overpowered the Jewish people in the land after they had returned from exile in Babylon, and how by sheer miracles the Jewish Maccabees managed to fight for their freedom and win
- The surprising origin of the dreidel – The American Israelite Newspaper
Indeed, various rabbis have tried to find an integral connection between the dreidel and the Hanukkah story; the standard explanation is that the letters nun, gimmel, hey, shin, which appear on the dreidel in the Diaspora, stand for nes gadol haya sham — “a great miracle happened there,” while in Israel the dreidel says nun, gimmel, hey
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