Episode 48. Spin the Dreidel; It’s Hanukkah!
The custom of playing dreidel is based on a legend that when Jewish children were forbidden from studying Torah, they would defy the decree and study anyway. When a Greek official would come close they would put away their books and take out spinning tops, claiming they were just playing games.
A dreidel a spinning top, with four sides, each marked with a different Hebrew letter (nun, gimel, hay and shin). The custom of playing dreidel is based on a legend that, during the time of the Macabees, when Jewish children were forbidden from studying Torah, they would defy the decree and study anyway. When a Greek official would come close they would put away their books and take out spinning tops, claiming they were just playing games.
Source: https://www.myjewishlearning.com/article/dreidel/
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