Transcript: Interview: Rabbi Daniel Zemel on Chanukah, or Hanukkah

ROBERT SIEGEL
All Things Considered (NPR)
12-26-2005
Interview: Rabbi Daniel Zemel on Chanukah, or Hanukkah

Host: ROBERT SIEGEL
Time: 8:00-9:00 PM

ROBERT SIEGEL, host:

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel.

Last night, Jews lit a candle to mark the first of eight nights of Hanukkah. Hanukkah is a festival, the Festival of Lights. It's not one of the Jewish high holy days. And the music surrounding it is typically cheery.

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SIEGEL: This is from a new CD that's the latest contribution to Hanukkah music. It's called "Hanukkah Rocks," by a group called The Leevees. And this song addresses a question about Hanukkah that puzzles Jew and Gentile ...

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