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# How very odd I was only just reading about those!
had you posted that 10 minutes ago I wouldn't have had a clue what one was.
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# Donuts and Dreidels.
That's what Channukah's all about biyatch!
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# I still don't know what they are.
(I helped save b3ta! monkdagola but how do you TURN a phrase?, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 19:12, archived)
# They are essentially a little spinning top
used by young Jewish people over Channukah. The 4 sides are four aramaic letters that represent an acronym for Nes Gadol Haya Sham. Which means, "A Great thing happened there".

In Israel, they actually say Nes Gadol Haya Po, which means a great thing happened here, as the miracle they refer to, which was the resurection of the temple occured in Israel.

I think....
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# KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
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# I actually have a few of them somewhere as I used to work
for a Jewish company, and they often bought me them for hannukah, which I thought was nice of them.
(I helped save b3ta! Redsushi! Whoop! Whoop! Yes, that one!, Tue 9 Jun 2009, 19:19, archived)
# I was reading about Teetotums (spinning top/dice)
and they fall into this catagory
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