What does it teach?There are many opinions as to the reason for Hanukkah gelt. According to Magen Avraham, the custom of giving Hanukkah gelt enabled the poor to get the money needed to buy ...

Shay Bar, Yoav Farhi, and Mechael Osband, who led the excavation, discovered the 80/79 BCE-style coins on Friday – the third day of Hanukkah. Gelt, meaning gold or money, is traditionally gifted ...

Kids love it because they’re generally out of school and collect daily doses of presents and Hanukkah gelt (money, which some say began as a reward for good grades in their studies, now at mid ...

But on the first night of Hanukkah, Chava is visited by the ghost of deceased social media star Mimi Marley and other spirits who warn her to change her ways—or be cursed forever. The spirits ...

Those game pieces could be items including chocolate Hanukkah gelt (chocolate wrapped in gold foil that looks like a coin), other candy, or any items the players choose to contribute. Each player ...

Children receive Hanukkah “gelt” (the Yiddish word for money) from parents and grandparents. The tradition originated with 17th-century Polish Jews giving money to their children to give to ...