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A dreidel, also dreidle or dreidl, [1] (/ ˈ d r eɪ d əl / DRAY-dəl; Yiddish: דרײדל, romanized: dreydl, plural: dreydlech; [a] Hebrew: סביבון, romanized: sevivon) is a four-sided spinning top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the teetotum, a gambling toy found in Europe and ...
As the Jewish Festival of Lights, or Hanukkah, is fast approaching (December 25, 2024 to January 2, 2025), we’re looking forward to playing dreidel (and winning gelt!), lighting the menorah with ...
Hanukkah is a special festival that comes alive each year with rich traditions and practices. One of the most important holidays in the Jewish faith, "Chanukah" is an eight-day celebration of a ...
Flip those latkes and spin those dreidels, because Hanukkah is almost here!
"I Have a Little Dreidel" [1] (also known as "The Dreidel Song" [1] or "Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel") is a children's Hanukkah song in the English-speaking world that also exists in a Yiddish version called "Ikh Bin A Kleyner Dreydl", (Yiddish: איך בין אַ קלײנער דרײדל Lit: I am a little dreidel German: Ich bin ein kleiner Dreidel).
Hanukkah gelt (Yiddish: חנוכה געלט ḥanukah gelt; Hebrew: דמי חנוכה dmei ḥanukah 'Hanukkah money'), also known as gelt (German: Geld), is money given as presents during the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. It is typically given to children and sometimes teachers, often in conjunction with the game of Dreidel.
The dreidel, or sevivon in Hebrew, is a four-sided spinning top that children play with during Hanukkah. Each side is imprinted with a Hebrew letter which is an abbreviation for the Hebrew words נס גדול היה שם ( N es G adol H aya S ham , "A great miracle happened there"), referring to the miracle of the oil that took place in the ...
Pages in category "Hanukkah traditions" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D. Dreidel; K. Kvitlech; M.