Moose Toys The Mensch on a Bench Plush Dreidel for Hanukkah

Suggested Age: 3 Years and Up
• Moshe's soft new Dreidel is perfect for playtime!
• Instead of spinning a dreidel, you give this one a toss.
• In addition to the letters, Moshe's expressions help children learn the meaning of each symbol
• Adding More Funukkah to Hanukkah:the Mensch on a Bench is a NEW Hanukkah Tradition meant to bring families together
• Mensch on a Bench was created by a Jewish father who wanted to teach his sons about the Jewish holiday while adding new traditions to the family
The Mensch on a Bench is a new Jewish tradition meant to bring more Funukkah to Hanukkah! Mensch on the Bench tells the story of Moshe the Mensch, who was in the temple with the Maccabees when they won the war against the Greeks. There was only enough oil for one night and everyone was exhausted from the war and wanted to go to sleep. But what if the oil went out while the jews were sleeping? From the back of the temple, Moshe offered to stay up all night and watch the oil. He would sit on the bench all night. Judah called him a Mensch...and a child joked "The Mensch on the Bench" and so the name stuck. The Mensch on the Bench is available as a book and a doll. The book tellsl the 8 rules of having a Mensch, which are meant to drive more jewish family traditions and re-enforce the values we want to hand down to our children