The Dreidel Game


        Usually you use candy or nuts to play this game. In case you don't have those items to play with, we've added points here for you to use.

        N - Nes ... N or nun stands for nisht or nothing. If the dreidel lands on nun, you do nothing.
        No Points.

        G - Gadol ... G or gimel stands for ganz or all. Take everything in the middle.
        Give yourself 20 Points.

        H - Haya ... H or hay stands for halb or half. Take half of what is in the middle plus one if there is an odd number of objects.
        Give yourself 5 Points.

        S - Sham ... S or shin stands for shtel or put in. Put two objects into the middle.
        Take Away 2 Points.

        The four letters which appear on the four corners of a dreidel alude to the miracle of Hanukkah. They spell out: Nes (N-miracle), Gadol (G-great), Haya (H-happened) and Sham (S-there, meaning in Israel).

        You may print out a copy of this page to use with your Dreidel that you make.

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