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The Jewish Creator of ‘Wicked’ Wrote This Catchy Hanukkah Song

JL;DR SUMMARY Stephen Schwartz, renowned composer of musicals like Wicked and Godspell, has also contributed to Jewish music with his composition of "The Hanukkah Song (We Are Lights)." A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish MusicJewish ValuesHanukkahHanukkah SongStephen SchwartzWe Are LightsHanukkah TraditionsCantor Azi SchwartzJudith ClurmanSteve Young

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New York City, New York, United States
"Cantor Azi Schwartz and Shira Davis of Park Avenue Synagogue and the New York Citys Childrens Chorus recently shared their moving cover of The Hanukkah Song..."
Bondi Beach, New South Wales, Australia
"...which started with an antisemitic shooting in Bondi Beach, Australia, that took the lives of 15 people..."

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