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		Why the Gelt? By Yisrael Rice On Chanukah we give the children gelt. Why? 2 Comments



		The Overhand Spin By Yanki Tauber On Chanukah we have a dreidel, Purim a gragger. Whats in the spin?



		Why Do We Play With a Top on Chanukah? By Yeruchem Eilfort In order to disguise their activity the Children of Israel had to resort to learning Torah in outlying areas and forests. Even this plan was not foolproof, for the enemy had many pat 7 Comments



		Why All the Oil and Cheese (and Potatoes)? By Benyamina Soloveitchik Since its discovery, potato has been blamed for everything from lust to leprosy. The oily potato mystery.



		The Kabbalah of the Dreidel 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? 15 Comments



		My Dreidel, Your Dreidel, Our Dreidel By Shimon Posner Oh Dreidel, Dreidel, Dreidel, I made you out of clay, and the Almighty Himself breathed into you a soul of fire and you in turn tempered in His people a will of steel... 2 Comments



		Chanukah Presents I am having a very hard time as the holidays approach with teaching my children the beauty of Chanukah and not having them see it as a Jewish x-mas. I know it has become somewhat of a tradition to give children gifts during Chanukah, but is this really a Jewish custom? 3 Comments



		The Guilt-Free Jelly Donut By Zalman Teitelbaum I can't help feeling that if G‑d by any chance feels the need for a bit of supernatural holiday déjà vu, perhaps He should consider creating a guilt-free jelly doughnut...



		Stop the Dreidel! By Naftali Silberberg Each component of a Jewish holiday was put in place in accordance with the particular holiday's singular message. So, where does that leave the traditional dreidel game?