It’s a dreidel, a spinning top with four sides, each of which is inscribed with a different Hebrew letter. The device is used to play a game that brings together a number of different aspects of ...

Huddled together on the floor after having had their fill of latkes and jelly doughnuts, youngsters grab the dreidel, the four-sided top bearing a letter on each side, spinning it repeatedly to ...

Deena Prichep tells the story. DEENA PRICHEP, BYLINE: The dreidel is a four-sided spinning top. Gather a pile of prizes - usually pennies or chocolate coins - spin the dreidel, and the side you ...