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Why is Hanukkah the Festival of Lights? (Because it celebrates the relighting of the Temple menorah)

What do the Hebrew letters on the dreidel stand for? ("Nes gadol haya sham" - "A great miracle has happened there.")


WORDS ABOUT MY LUCKY DREIDEL

"Cherie Karo Schwartz has long been recognized as one of the finest Jewish storytellers, and here she has gathered the finest collection of Hanukkah lore anywhere"
- Howard Schwartz, author and folklorist

"With My Lucky Dreidel, Cherie spreads sparks of light so that our holiday festivity becomes an even more meaningful and enriching experience for children and the whole family!"
- Peninnah Schram, storyteller, teacher, and author

"Two elements light up this beautiful and useful family collection and differentiate it from others of the same type: the sense of k'lal Yisrael, the family of Israel, that Schwartz gives readers by taking them to Hanukkah celebrations with Jews around the world; and the wonderful stories created by the author, a natural and most gifted storyteller."
- Barbara Rush, author and storyteller
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