The Hebrew letters inscribed on a dreidel are a Nun, Gimel, Hey or Chai, and Shin. The letters form an acronym for the Hebrew saying Nes Gadol Hayah Sham, which can be translated to "a great ...

It’s a dreidel, a spinning top with four sides ... means they take nothing; Shin (Put in) dictates they should put some more items in the pile; and Hei (Half) instructs them to take half ...

Two iconic Jewish songs — "I Have a Little Dreidel" and "Shalom Aleichem" — were written by the Goldfarb brothers of New York City in the early 1900s. (JTA) — Within the Jewish musical canon ...

A dreidel had four sides, each with a different Hebrew letter on it: Nun, gimel, hey and shin. The letters stand for the Hebrew phrase "Nes gadol haya sham," which means "A great miracle happened ...

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 ...

To play the dreidel game, if you wish ... hey' - take half the counters; 'shin' - put a counter in the pot. 3. The video Play the video. A short introduction to Solomon and his family is followed ...