Breaking The Jewish Code Perry Stone

Gimel Hei Shin

These four letters are an acronym for the Hebrew phrase, Nes Gadol Haya Sham , meaning, “A great miracle happened there,” referring to the miracle of the temple oil and menorah.4 As the candles are lit, children play the game, starting with fifteen coins, or candy and nuts. Each player begins, placing something in the pot on the table. The player will spin the dreidel , landing on one of four Hebrew letters, which determines the action they take. The following is based on the Yiddish version: Landing on Nun , nothing —the next player spins. Landing on Gimel , all —the player takes the entire pot. Landing on Hei , half —the player takes half the pot, rounding up if there is an odd number. Landing on Shin , put in —the player puts one or two objects (coins, nuts, etc.), in the pot. The game continues until one player wins everything in the