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This Hallmark Hanukkah film is a minor miracle

JL;DR SUMMARY Hallmark's new holiday film, *Hanukkah on the Rocks*, that fuses romance and comedy with Jewish life, showcases a vibrant Jewish Chicago setting. 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 CultureFilmChicagoJewish ThemesHanukkahJewish American LifeHallmarkComedyRomanceHoliday Movies

Places mentioned

Chicago, Illinois, United States
"Jay (Daren Kagasoff), a Florida radiologist who has returned to his hometown of Chicago, dons a pair of novelty glasses crowned with its own set of candles."
Florida, United States
"Jay (Daren Kagasoff), a Florida radiologist who has returned to his hometown of Chicago, dons a pair of novelty glasses crowned with its own set of candles."
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
"This pop-up seems inspired by the viral Maccabee Bar that started in Boston, and many of the libations seem similar."
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
"The opening moments, crammed with expeditiously clumsy exposition, recalled the infamous Philadelphia Trump ad at a Jewish deli, as Tori meets her grandmother for Bubby Breakfast,"

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