Ancient Roman Glass Tear Collecting Bottle While spinning the dreidel is

While spinning the dreidel is not an obligatory mitzvah for Hanukkah—where the main practices are lighting candles and reciting Hallel—it remains a beloved tradition of the holiday

symbolizing repentance in Christ

primarily of Jewish descent

comprising biblical Judea and Samaria

Ancient Roman Glass Tear Collecting Bottle While spinning the dreidel is**Time of Jesus: 1st Century AD** This artifact is a blown glass vessel featuring a tubular rim, a cylindrical neck that widens toward the base, and a squat globular body with a flat base. Known as one of the earliest types of blown glass, it allows for slow pouring and easy stoppering. Popular throughout the Roman Empire, these bottles were typically used for perfumes and scented oils and were often placed in burial caves, earning them the name tear