The dreidel song, adds Gordon, “took some time to catch on,” and did not do so until the early 1950s, “when Hanukkah was becoming more commercial and parallel to Christmas.” There was no ...

Menorahs and dreidels, wreaths and trees, unity cups and bowls of fruit — all integral parts of Hanukkah, Christmas and Kwanzaa. While each has its own customs and meanings and ways to celebrate ...

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And every year I show them that I have not abandoned the traditions of our people by lighting Hanukkah candles, hanging a dreidel ornament on the Christmas tree, keeping an electric menorah ...

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 inscribed on each of the four sides. Together ...