This is the Forward’s coverage of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.
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Life Fourth Night Yid Vid: Very Jewish Christmas Wishes
Maybe she can get in touch with this guy, if and when he gets his Christmas wish: So all you want for Christmas is to be Jewish? No problem, my singing friend. While you wait, I’ll leave you with this to tide you over. You should know, however, that there is a counterargument. (The counter-argument…
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Culture Third Night Yid Vid: Chabad Channels Will.i.am
Yes, Chabad of Malibu can light your menorah. Like will.i.am’s pro-Obama video upon which it is based, the Chabad video features a woman saying “Yes we can” in Hebrew. Unlike the will.i.am video, Chabad doesn’t have Jewish/Danish-American actress Scarlett Johansson — or any other women for that matter — singing along. For which, of course,…
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Music Second Night Yid Vid: Hip-Hop Hooray for Hanukkah
Be forewarned, it’s a little crude, a little rude, but then again, what would you expect from a hip-hop defense of Hanukkah: The question is: How do M.C. Jew C and Lil’ Mitzvah stack up against Miriam and Shoshana, the geniuses featured in last year’s second-night Yid Vid?
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Music First Night Yid Vid: Mamas, Don’t Let Your Cowboys Grow Up To Play With Dreidels
Last December, the Bintel Blog marked the Festival of Lights and Latkes with eight crazy nights of offbeat Hanukkah-themed videos for your viewing enjoyment. We watched intergalactic, interfaith warfare; dancing Israeli donuts; Aussie punk rockers; manic terrorists; soulful (and not as soulful) holiday songs; NBA stars playing defense, (faux) O.G. hip-hop straight outta Pico-Robertson; and…
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Life Plans for Kislev?
What are your plans for Kislev 5769? People around the world are lighting the candles in a multitude of different ways, but always left to right, others have chosen to show communal solidarity on 28th and 29th Kislev by volunteering at hospitals and soup kitchens. President Bush celebrated Kislev by flying to Iraq and dodging…
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Music Faux Hasidim, Real Hasid Unite on Network TV…
…to sing a dreidel song on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien.” The real Hasid is Bostoner Hasid/rapper Y-Love. The fellows in the fake beards are Erran Baron Cohen (brother of “Borat” comic Sacha) and his band. The song is from Erran’s new album “Songs in the Key of Hanukkah.” The motley crew’s performance can be…
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Life Only in New York: Hanukkah Subway Attack Was a Multi-Ethnic Mash-up
I never thought that there would be a Hanukkah-related brawl on my favorite subway line — let alone one that would dominate the front pages of New York’s tabloids. As the alleged victims of the attack tell the story to the Daily News, the four of them boarded a Brooklyn-bound Q-train after celebrating Hanukkah at…
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Culture Eighth Night Yid Vid: The War on Christmas
The video’s maker explains: So, every year my school holds a door-decorating contest at Christmas time. This year, the plan was to have me make this Christmas vs. Hanukkah space battle animation, and play it on a laptop attached to the door, while also projecting a neat light effect onto some thin paper over the…
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