By Yisrael Rice
 | Are you having a Gimmel day? (It's been a while, eh?) Or perhaps a Shin moment? (That one doesn't requires any explanation...) But did you ever ponder the fact that all four letters are faces of the same Dreidle?
16 Comments Posted
Your article was really enlightening, and gives a much deeper dimension not only to Chanukah, but to our experience of exile and redemption. And I love the picture of the dreidel!
Thanks!
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I am in as much shin days as it can get, when disasters seem to hit like strong waves and all is left is to trust G-d and uphold His righteusness with all I have. It was not by accident that I read your blessed article and was reminded that there is gimmel on the other side, and that all my suffering has a purpose,that all of it at the end will say: "the miracle happened here".
Thank You.
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This is a great way to see the dreidle! In this moment of my life I have to see the whole picture and not only one single angle. This is one of the most inspirings articles that i have ever read at chabad.com. Thank you so much!
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You lifted my spirit in many ways. Thanks,
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May we see the completed tapistry immediately. Deep concepts were made so clear in the article. Thank you
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Boy, it seemed like it was just an ordinary dreidel.
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This article is really so concise and clear. Anyone regardless of creed could easily take the meaning and apply it to their life. My friend Rabbi Goldman always tries to make the parshah at shabbos dinner like this, something you take away and can remember. To write like this is a gift.
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The Gimatria of the 4 Dreidle letters was interesting ... but what's the gimatria of the ISRAELI Dreidel since there it's: Ness Gadol Hayah Po and not SHAM? Pay instead of Shin?
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The Israeli Dreidle spells "Hagefen". See Song of Songs (Shir Hashirim) 7:13, "The Grape blossoms have opened." See the Ibn Ezra on 8:13 where he refers to this blossoming as the Jewish people returning to Hashem, and thus being redeemed.
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The Miracle of Chanuka
The Miracle was
not
a cruse of pure oil
having such stamina,
but
that
Jews
still stood,
after all
the years exposed
to heresy, humiliation,
and death,
in the Temple
Again, in awe
Again
of yet another
Miracle.
© 2005 Hal Taylor
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Beautiful. It is amazing the depth and meaning in every aspect of life, when you take the time to focus on its message. Before I read the article, a dreidle was just a game to play with my kids. Now, wow!!! Who would of thought that a little dreidle could carry with it such a huge message.
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The gematriah of the Israeli Draidel is the same as the name of Mosiach as the Talmud tells us his name is Menachem
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very refreshing and helpful.
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This might be asking the question addressed by Anonymous, but anon's comment is not clear.
If it is an Israeli dreidel, isn;t the vaul with a pe, 158? So, what is that number's significance?
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Wonderful! Thank you very much, I always wanted to know what the Dreidel is really about.
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