Playing with a Dreidel
What is the origin of games in general and the dreidel in specific on Chanukah?
Rabbis have always frowned on gambling. Join Rabbi Dovid Fink as he explores why they approve of the dreidel and more specifically, gambling on Chanukah.
December 10, 2025 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Playing with a Dreidel: Playing with a Dreidel
Playing with a Dreidel: Playing with a Dreidel
Class description
Why do we play with a סביבון (dreidel) on Hanukka?
What are the halachot governing the סביבון?
A source sheet is available through the links in both WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.
Handouts
In addition to being one of Rabbi Brovender's first students, Rabbi Dovid Fink is an outstanding expertﾠand teacher of Halacha. Rabbi Fink received his Rabbinic ordination from ITRI and the Mir and was awarded his Ph.D in Semitic Languages and Linguistics from Yale University. Rav Fink has taught thousands of students from all over the world for over 35 years.