The word Hanukkah actually means dedication ... 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 ...

Back to that Dreidel thing. What do the letters mean? Good question. There are Hebrew letters, Nun, Gimel, Hey and a Shin, which stand for words Ness Gadol Hayah Sham, translates to “A great ...

My kids love the classic Hebrew Hanukkah song 'Sevivon' (which is the Hebrew word for dreidel, the four-sided spinning top that is customary to play with on Hanukkah) - not least because it gives ...