10 November 2016
Hands on for the Holidays-How to Play Dreidel
November 10, 2016
What is Hanukkah without a good game of dreidel. It's easy to play and a lot of fun with family and friends.
Dreidel is fun game that we love playing around Hanukkah. It's a simple fun family game. Want to learn how to play? Of course you do.
Supplies:
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Dreidel is fun game that we love playing around Hanukkah. It's a simple fun family game. Want to learn how to play? Of course you do.
Supplies:
1. Dreidel
2. Gelt(chocolate coins wrapped in foil), M&M's,
beans, or anything thing you like.
You need at least 2 players and you can have as many people as you like to play the dreidel game.
You need at least 2 players and you can have as many people as you like to play the dreidel game.
If you don't have a dreidel well don't fret cause you can
make your own. Just google it and you will find many ways to make one.
Basic Rules:
At the beginning of the game each player is given either gelt, M & M's, or dried beans. I like to start with
around 15 pieces in the middle.
At the beginning of each round, every one puts 1 piece
into the center "pot." You take turns spinning the dreidel,
with the following meanings assigned to each of the Hebrew letters:
*Nun (נ)-nischt -
"nothing" - the next player spins
*Gimmel (ג)-gantz -
"all" - the player takes the entire pot
*Hey (ה)- halb -
"half" - the player takes half of the pot, rounding up if there is an
odd number
*Shin (ש)- shtel - "put
in" - the player puts one or two in the pot.
If a player runs out of game pieces they are
"out."
Origins of the Dreidel:
A game similar to the dreidel game was popular during the
rule of Antiochus. During this period Jews were not free to openly practice
their religion, when they gathered to study Torah they would bring a top with
them. If soldiers would appear, they would quickly hide what they were studying
and pretend to be playing a gambling game with the top.
Meaning of the Hebrew Letters on a Dreidel:
A dreidel has one Hebrew letter on each side. Outside of
Israel, those letters are: נ (Nun), ג (Gimmel), ה (Hay) and ש (Shin), which
stand for the Hebrew phrase "Nes Gadol Haya Sham." This phrase means
"A great miracle happened there [in Israel]."
After the State of Israel was founded in 1948 the Hebrew
letters were changed for dreidels used in Israel. They became: נ (Nun), ג (Gimmel), ה (Hay) and פ (Pey), which
stand for the Hebrew phrase "Nes Gadol Haya Po." This means "A
great miracle happened here."
The miracle referred to in both versions of the Hebrew
phrase is the miracle of the Hanukkah oil, which lasted for eight days instead
of one.
Have fun playing dreidel!
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