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With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah

December 09, 2023 Nachi Weinstein Season 5 Episode 17
With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah
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With R' Yechiel Goldhaber discussing the history of playing games and dreidel on Chanukah
Dec 09, 2023 Season 5 Episode 17
Nachi Weinstein

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We discussed why playing games (gambling) was allowed and accepted on Chanukah, the sugya of mesachek b'kuvya, a brief history of dreidel as a non-Jewish gambling game, various stories about games on Chanukah, 


To contact R' Goldhaber: Goldhaber.y@gmail.com

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Questions, comments, feedback? Send us a message.

#250.

> To support the podcast or to sponsor an episode: https://seforimchatter.com/support-seforimchatter/ or email seforimchatter@gmail.com (Zelle/QP this email address)

> For the SeforimChatter Whatsapp Community chat:
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> For the SeforimChatter substack:
https://seforimchatter.substack.com/

We discussed why playing games (gambling) was allowed and accepted on Chanukah, the sugya of mesachek b'kuvya, a brief history of dreidel as a non-Jewish gambling game, various stories about games on Chanukah, 


To contact R' Goldhaber: Goldhaber.y@gmail.com