"Created for its sheer hilarity and the love of puns, this laser-etched, wooden dreidel brings together two unlikely cohorts: the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and rap music," says creator Hannah Rothstein.
San-Fran based painter, illustrator, writer, jeweler and “up-to-no-gooder” Hannah Rothstein loves puns. Recently she puts those puns to top-spinning action with her newest holiday creation, the "Dr. Dreidel."
Not down with the knowhow of the beloved dreidel? The rules are pretty simple. Spin the thing, collect some other things, sometimes give other things to people sitting around you, all while drenched in holiday merriment.
“Sometimes, the best concepts are the ones with no complex reasoning behind them,” Rothstein says on her site. “Like the Dr. Dreidel. Created for its sheer hilarity and the love of puns, this laser-etched, wooden dreidel brings together two unlikely cohorts: the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah and rap music.
Each Dr. Dre face has been carefully chosen to correlate with the 'aftermath' of the dreidel's spin.
ג – Gimmel, 'take all,' is a dreidel player's dream. It gets a thumbs up from a happy Dr. Dre.
ה – Hay, 'take half,' is no reason to party, but isn't too shabby, hence the mildly smug portrait or Dr. Dre.
נ – Nun, 'nothing happens,' is a boring outcome. A dead-pan Dr. Dre affirms this.
ש – Shin, 'put one in,' is pretty depressing; the dreidel player loses an M & M or other such playing piece. But shins are seldom a chronic problem in dreidel. Dr. Dre's definitely overreacting.“
Photos: Hannah Rothstein
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