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Rabbi A. P. Bloch wrote that "The tradition of giving money (Chanukah gelt) to children is of long standing. The custom had its origin in the seventeenth-century practice of Polish Jewry to give money to their small children for distribution to their Torah-teachers. In time, money was also given to children to keep for themselves.
According to the Magen Avraham commentary (17th cent.), it was the custom for yeshiva students to visit homes of Jewish benefactors who dispensed Chanukah coins (Orach Chaim 670). The rabbis approved of the custom of giving money on Chanukah because it publicized the story of the miracle of the oil."
According to popular narrative, it is linked to the miraculous victory of the Maccabees over the ancient Greeks. To celebrate their freedom, the Hasmoneans minted national coins, some of which are still extant.
Twentieth-century American chocolatiers picked up on the concept by creating chocolate gelt. This version of Hanukkah gelt is very popular.
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Why do the Jews have gold colored chocolate for Hanukkah?
The only traditional gift during Hanukkah is the gelt (coins) given to children. The chocolate coins, which are sold with gold-colored foil wrapping, are a continuation of that tradition.
What is a gelt?
Money or gold covered chocolate coins, often given to Jewish children during the festivities of Hanukkah.
What is the chocolate gold money called that you eat on Hanukkah?
The chocolate gold money wrapped in gold tin-foil is called Hanukkah-gelt (coins).
What is hanuukkah geld?
Hanukkah Gelt is the gold-foil covered chocolate coins used when playing the dreidl game at Hanukkah. "Gelt" is the German and Yiddish word for "gold".
What color is the menorah?
There are two types of menorah: the Temple one, which was a seven-branched gold candelabrum (Exodus ch.25); and the Hanukkah one, which is a nine-branched candelabrum. Many Hanukkah candelabra are gold in color, but they can be whatever color you choose.See also:More about Hanukkah
What president is on the gold dollar coin?
The coin is brass not gold, the names are on the front of the coin.
How much is a 1881 gold coin worth just for the gold?
It depends on which denomination coin you have. A $10 coin has more gold than a $5 coin.
Gold weight in a 2.5 gold coin?
If the coin is dated between 1840-1907 there is .12094oz pure gold in the coin.
How much gold in a 10. US coin?
If the coin is a modern gold bullion coin it is 1/4oz of pure gold. If it's a pre-1933 coin it has .48375oz of pure gold in it.
This is riddle. What has a gold head and a gold tail but no body?
a gold coin of course Heads or Tails ? A gold coin
How do you find the gold coin?
there is a gold coin in the fountain with the planets on the plate
How much is a 2006 gold Australian coin?
What type of Australian gold coin? Do you refer to a gold coloured coin such as the One and Two Dollar coins, or a bullion coin? If you refer to a bullion coin, please provide the weight and theme of the coin.
