It’s a dreidel, a spinning top with four sides, each of which is inscribed with a different Hebrew letter. The device is used to play a game that brings together a number of different aspects of ...

Before the candles are lit, several blessings are recited in Hebrew. A dreidel or sevivon is a type of spinning top which has Hebrew letters inscribed on each of the four sides. Together ...

He’s also got a pretty cool Hanukkah display that features a spinning dreidel! Check out the full demonstration video after the break.

Starting at the outermost point — typically displayed as a gourd — players take turns moving their counter forward one or several steps as determined by the roll of a dice or spin of a dreidel.

competitive games of dreidel. They found sites that allowed users to spin virtual dreidels, but none that worked as a game for people competing in separate places. So they made one, launching ...

The currency is equally divided amongst all players. Everyone takes a turn at spinning the dreidel; the one with the highest spin has first turn. (Nun is highest, then gimmel, hey, and shin.) ...

My kids love the classic Hebrew Hanukkah song 'Sevivon' (which is the Hebrew word for dreidel, the four-sided spinning top that is customary to play with on Hanukkah) - not least because it gives ...