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December 9, 2012 8:54 pm at 8:54 pm
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shmendrick
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The Jewish tradition is to give Chanukah gelt.
The mikor for this is in the Rambam, pirush hamishnayos, where he writes that the Yvonim “poshtu yodom b’momon Yisroel” that the Greeks took yiddishe gelt.
As such, it became a minhag to give money DAVKA on Chanukah: Chanukah gelt!
The influence of the golus and “their” holiday celebrations caused many to be nichshal in b’chukosayhem by giving Chanukah gifts rather than gelt.