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- noun Plural form of
dreidel .
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Examples
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Yes, as Jews, December brings the wonderful holiday of Chanukah when we light candles for eight days, eat chocolate coins, and spin tops called dreidels.
Wendy Litner: I'm a Jew Who Loves Christmas Wendy Litner 2011
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Yes, as Jews, December brings the wonderful holiday of Chanukah when we light candles for eight days, eat chocolate coins, and spin tops called dreidels.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Wendy Litner 2011
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Children play with spinning tops called "dreidels" that are four-sided and are painted with four Hebrew letters that signify the words "A Great Miracle Happened There" (Nes Gadol Haya Sham).
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When I was a child, my truth about Hanukkah was that, as the only Jewish kid in my class, Hanukkah meant that my mom would bake shortbread cookies in shapes of menorahs and dreidels and put colored sprinkles on them and bring them to school for my classmates while she explained the story of the Maccabees and handed out dreidels and chocolate gelt.
Shawna Dolansky: The Truth(s) About Hanukkah Shawna Dolansky 2011
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I placed the candles on the menorah and arranged my sister-in-law's handmade dreidels as the centerpiece for our dining room table.
Kelly Seal: The Key To Blended Family Holiday Success Kelly Seal 2011
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In Ginsburg's article the example was decorating the exterior of the house with LED lights in the shape of dreidels.
Rabbi Jason Miller: The December Dilemma And Decorative Hanukkah Lights Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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Putting our Hanukkah candles in the window or decorating our home with flashing lights in the form of dreidels or otherwise is certainly a way to publicize the miracle of Hanukkah.
Rabbi Jason Miller: The December Dilemma And Decorative Hanukkah Lights Rabbi Jason Miller 2011
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I placed the candles on the menorah and arranged my sister-in-law's handmade dreidels as the centerpiece for our dining room table.
Kelly Seal: The Key To Blended Family Holiday Success Kelly Seal 2011
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What about the great miracle of oil intended to burn only one day instead lasting for eight -- the reason for dreidels and latkes and the lighting of the menorah?
Shawna Dolansky: The Truth(s) About Hanukkah Shawna Dolansky 2011
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She bought a hannukiah that's what the Chanukah menorah is called and some dreidels, and she asked me if maybe I'd teach the family some stuff about Chanukah.
Kate Fridkis: My First Christmas With My New Husband's Family Kate Fridkis 2011
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