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Are Dreidels For Hanukkah?

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Are Dreidels For Hanukkah? While not mandated (a mitzvah) for Hanukkah (the only traditional mitzvot are lighting candles and saying the full hallel), spinning the dreidel is a traditional game played during the holiday. … Hoffman spun a dreidel made by the renowned Israeli silversmith Gideon Hay for an hour in outer space. Is dreidel

What Does Dreidel Derive From?

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What Does Dreidel Derive From? What does dreidel derive from? The dreidel developed from an Irish or English top introduced into Germany known as a teetotum, which was popular around Christmas time and dates back to ancient Greek and Roman times. The teetotum was inscribed with letters denoting the Latin words for “nothing”, “everything”, “half”,