chanukah
Dress in your Chanukah best and join the Temple Beth Shalom community in celebrating Chanukah on Friday, December 27 from 5:30-7:00 p.m.!
We will have fun for all ages--kids to adults,including plenty of latkes, sufganiyot, and more tasty treats, and festive adult beverages at the Brotherhood bar.
All are encouraged to stay for a special Chanukah Erev Shabbat service beginning at 7:00! Please note that there will not be a post-service oneg.
Family and friends are welcome to join us for the evening! If you have non-member guests who will be arriving separately, please have them fill out our guest form so that we know to expect them.
Chanukah
Need a candlelighting refresher? Rabbi Steinman has it! Watch now on YouTube.
Chanukah Music Online
Listen to Cantor Abby Gostein sing the Chanukah blessings as well as Maoz Tzur (Rock of Ages) and find words and instructions.
Enjoy these musical Chanukah videos:
View a musical "postcard" for Chanukah from the
SoCo Women's Chorus of Austin (there's an opportunity to donate in the video description):
Robert Applebaum's Funky Dreidl
Not Your Bubbe's Chanukah Play List
- Light One Candle by Peter Yarrow (Peter Paul and Mary)
- How Do You Spell Channukkahh by the Leevees
- A Collection of Musical Chanukah Videos
By The Maccabeats, Yeshiva University's a cappella group:
About Chanukah
Chanukah (alternately spelled Hanukkah), meaning "dedication" in Hebrew, refers to the joyous eight-day celebration during which Jews commemorate the victory of the Maccabees over the armies of Syria in 165 B.C.E. and the subsequent liberation and "rededication" of the Temple in Jerusalem. The modern home celebration of Chanukah centers around the lighting of the chanukiyah, a special menorah for Chanukah; foods prepared in oil including latkes (potato pancakes) and sufganiyot (jelly donuts); and special songs and games.