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cscx · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 41

Next week is the last week at my school before Christmas break. All the classrooms have Christmas decorations up and teachers are planning Christmas activities to fill the time for next week. Although I am not Jewish, I feel like *somebody's* gotta introduce some diversity, and since we'll be reading "Number the Stars" after break, it seems like a good time to talk about Judaism.

I know that Polanco is the "Jewish neighborhood" in DF, but I don't know it very well. Does anybody know of any stores where I could buy some dreidels, either in Polanco or in the rest of the city?

Thanks for your help.

geaaronson · Joined: 19 Apr 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Mexico City

Why don�t you just call up one of the synagogues in Polanco and ask them?

sarliz · Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 198 Location: Jalisco

I've got some Mexican spinning tops that are basically driedels that say things like "toma 1" and "pon 2" that you probably could buy in whatever market, and then just paint over the sides and add the hebrew characters. Add chocolate coins for your gelt, and voila, Hannukah!

There's also a great video up on The Colbert Report's website that is Jon Stewart singing a song called "Can I Interest You In Hannukah?". Depending on the student's levels, it might work.

MO39 · Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2008 10:07 pm Post subject:

Speaking as someone who is Jewish, I think that the menorah and its eight-day long candle-lighting ceremony is more symbolic of the holiday than playing with dreidels.

cscx · Joined: 21 Sep 2006 Posts: 41

MO39 · Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2008 2:03 am Post subject:

Thanks for the Judaica shopping tip, cscx! I must have passed that store many times when traveling to a private class I had last year in that neighborhood. I'd love to have a menorah for Chanukah this year; let's hope I can afford Polanco prices! And just in case anyone wants to know, this year Chanukah begins at sunset on Sunday, December 21.