Hanukkah Rap: If You’re a Macabee
December 11, 2025
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Rabbi Mark Novak Hanukkah Rap: If You’re a Macabee Then You’re a Hammer
Rabbi Mark Novak Hanukkah Rap: If You’re a Macabee Then You’re a Hammer
Adapated from Eli Wiesel z’l in The Gates of the Forest
Rabbi Jack Moline told us this story under the chuppah at our wedding, adapted for us from Sefer Tanchuma
A well known folk tale with a sweet ending inspired by R’ Zalman Schacter-Shalomi tz’l
Story of the Japanese King Solomon, we learned this story form Joel ben Izzy
Adapted from I.L.Peretz’s story originally written in Yiddish
R’ Zalman tz’l teaches that a good maisa – a good story – is one where the heart surprises the mind.
Please feel free to use these stories in your teaching and in your holy conversations. I welcome your gentle comments.
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