Happy Hanukkah

[Darth Rock&Roll]

Hanukkah Blessings!

Baruch ata Adonai, Elohenu melech ha-olam
Asher kideshanu be-mitzvosav, ve-tzivanu
le-hadlikner shel Hanukkah.

[Bär]

Spin that dreidel - Texas Style.

Q: What is No Limit Texas Dreidel?
A: No Limit Texas Dreidel combines the traditional dreidel game with Texas Hold'em poker. The objective is for each player to create the best dreidel "hand" by combining dreidel spins. You will combine dreidel "spins" in your shaker, which only you will see, with other Community Spins, which will be seen by all players. Players bet in rounds using poker betting rules. The game is best played with chocolate gelt (coins), as is the traditional wager for the Dreidel Game. No Limit Texas Dreidel is an entertaining adult party game and is family fun for everyone ages 9 to 99.

[dragontigerpalm]

Happy Hanukkah to you as well. Good yon tov.

[Interloper]

Know how the dreidl (from "verdreit" -- Yiddish-Middle German for "spin") got started? When Jews were being watched heavily by the Hellenized Assyrians/syrians to make sure they weren't practicing their Hebrew religion (which the polytheistic Greeks were trying to destroy), Jewish scholars would pretend to be gambling, using little clay s'vivon (tops). Gambling was cool with the Hellenized Assyrians, so the sentries moved on, unaware that the Jews were secretly studying Torah, with their parchments hidden under the gambling tables.

Too bad they didn't know how to use the Force to simply mess with the soldiers' minds ("These aren't the droids...er...Hebes you want... Move along!")

[Kato]

Spin that dreidel - Texas Style.

Or Santa Style?