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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)
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
What Is A Dreidel? - My Jewish Learning The letters on the dreidel are the first letters in a Hebrew phrase that means “A Great Miracle Happened There” (“There” being the land of Israel) In Israel, the letter peh (for the Hebrew word po, meaning “here”) replaces the letter shin to spell out “A Great Miracle Happened Here ”
What Is a Dreidel? - Chabad. org Dreidel is Yiddish for "spinning top " A dreidel is a pointed, four-sided top which can be made to spin on its pointed base Dreidels are normally made of plastic or wood, though there are silver or glass "designer dreidels " available on the market, usually intended for display purposes
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 a dreidel? - Reform Judaism What is a dreidel? The word dreidel derives from a German word meaning “spinning top,” and is the toy used in a Hanukkah game adapted from an old German gambling game
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 History of Dreidel - PJ Library To spin a dreidel, a person pinches the top handle between their finger and thumb, balances the top on its point and twists Since a person pushes down to balance the top, the twisting motion applies something called torque