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How do the Hebrew letters on an Israeli dreidel differ from those on dreidels used elsewhere?
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Hanukkah
Lighting the menorah in celebration of the Jewish festival of Hanukkah.
The Hebrew letters on a dreidel represent the phrase "Nes gadol haya sham," which translates to "A great miracle happened there," referring to the events of Hanukkah. The four lettersānun, gimel, he, and shināserve as the initials for this saying.12
In Israel, the final letter is changed from shin to pe. This adjustment reflects the phrase "Nes gadol haya po," meaning "A great miracle happened here," acknowledging that the miracle occurred within the land of Israel itself.12