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Dreidel

The dreidel is a musical instrument. Listen to 1 recording and learn how it makes its sound.

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The Dreidel Song - Singing Sergeants - United States Air Force Band
1:10Public domainby Composition: Robert Thurston Lyrics: Robert…Wikimedia Commons
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From Wikipedia

A dreidel, also dreidle or dreidl, is a four-sided spinning top, played with during the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah. The dreidel is a Jewish variant on the teetotum, a gambling toy found in Europe and Latin America.

Each side of the dreidel bears a letter of the Hebrew alphabet:

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