Part of a self-assignment to make photographs for Hanukkah.
Why "36" dreydles? Hebrew numbers are represented by letters, with Aleph=1, Bet=2, Gimmel=3, etc. The set of letters corresponding to the number 18 is the word, "Chai", meaning life. So 18 is a fortuitous number in Jewish tradition, and 36, or "twice Chai", is even better!
Meanwhile, Happy Hanukkah! (starts at sunset Friday Dec 19th this year)
What a beautiful story to go with a wonderful shot - I have a basketful of these dreydles that I'm going to be sure to bring up to "twice Chai." Thanks for both.