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A dreidel is a four-sided top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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What is a driedel made of?
It was made by clay
What are the chances of losing Driedel?
3 in 4 or 75%
What are the chances of winning Driedel?
1 in 4 or 25% (four faces, right?)
In what episode of south park is the driedel song in?
Episode 315 Mr. Hankey's Christmas Classics
What is the importance of a dradle?
There is no information on "dradle". However, the importance of a driedel is that they are part of the Jewish holiday tradition. They are also used for childhood games and enjoyment.
What do Jewish people use to play?
What do Jewish use to play or to pray? If you are speaking of playing, it is very common for Jewish children to play with the driedel. If you are speaking of praying, they usually pray in temples.
What is it that is carved on the sides of your driedel?
All of my dreidels have the Hebrew letters nun, gimmel, hey and shin on their 4 sides. These are short for the Yiddish words: nun - nicht (you get nothing if this side turns up) gimmel - ganz (you get the whole pot if this side turns up) hey - halb (you get half the pot if this side turns up) shin - shtell (you put one in to the pot if this side turns up)
What do the four letters on the driedel mean?
A dreidel is a four sided top typically played with during Hanukkah, or the Festival of Lights. On each side there is a Hebrew letter, typically a nun (× ), gimel (×’), hei (×”) and a shin (ש). Each letter is part of a word in the phrase Nes Gadol Haya Sham, which means "a great miracle happened there" in reference to the miracle that occurred in Israel at the re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem, and the basis of Hanukkah. Most dreidels in Israel have the letter peh (פ) in place of the shin, changing the phrase to Nes Gadol Haya Po, which means "a great miracle happened here." In addition to the acronym, a gambling game is often played with a dreidel in which case each letter represents the outcome of a spin. Nun would get nothing (Yiddish word "nite" meaning nothing), gimel gets the pot ("gant" meaning all), hei gets half ("halb" meaning half) and shin would cause the player to add to the pot ("shteln" meaning put).
