Bergen Kids Set World Record For Dreidel Spinning

RIVER EDGE, NJ — A group of Bergen County students set a new world record Friday.

Students and staff of the Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey, 1,369 of them, spun dreidels simultaneously, shattering the previous record of 965.

Newark-based Manischewitz Company, the largest marketer of Kosher foods in North America, teamed up with the school for the attempt.

The attempt was done in honor of the first night of Hanukkah, on Sunday.

Newark-based Manischewitz Company, the largest marketer of Kosher foods in North America, teamed up with the school for the attempt.

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Students from Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey participate in the new world record for spinning the most driedels at one time. (Courtesy of Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey)