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The Maccabeats Offer Us a ‘Wicked’ Hanukkah Anthem

JL;DR SUMMARY The Maccabeats, the renowned Jewish a cappella group, have released a Hanukkah rendition inspired by "Defying Gravity" from the musical Wicked, infusing it with Jewish themes and historical references. 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 CultureJewish HistoryJewish A CappellaDiasporaHanukkahStephen SchwartzAm Yisrael ChaiJewish ResilienceMaccabeatsWicked Parody

Places mentioned

Israel
"from the Holocaust to the history of Israel (like videos of the Beta Israel community first landing in the country) to Jews in America and the diaspora."
United States
"from the Holocaust to the history of Israel (like videos of the Beta Israel community first landing in the country) to Jews in America and the diaspora."
Jerusalem, Israel
"they sing, referring to the Jewish tradition of praying facing Jerusalem."

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