The dreidel’s four sides — marked with the Hebrew letters nun, gimmel, heh and shin — carry a deeper symbolism that speaks to ...

A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each inscribed with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hey or Chai, and Shin. The letters ...

Hanukkah, the eight-day "festival of lights," commenced on December 7, 2023, at sundown, continuing until December 15. The ...

Indeed, most of the 47 metal detector-find dreidels on display are of this design – but not all. I have come across six and eight-sided dreidels(!) as well, which I will expand upon.

Each side of the dreidel had a Hebrew letter on it, but one of those letters was invented (it resembled a pi symbol) while another — though an actual Hebrew letter — is not one that belongs on ...

Hanukkah is the festival of lights, and means "dedication" in Hebrew. It celebrates the victory of Macabee soldiers over the ...

A dreidel is a spinning top with four sides, each inscribed with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet. The Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hey or Chai, and Shin. The letters ...