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[video] And Chag Sameach to Orrin Hatch, too


In the what do Jews do series for Chanuka this year, they can watch and listen to U.S. Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah and Mormon) and his most excellent Chanuka song (video below).

Let me tell you, after sitting through 90 minutes of a middle school band and orchestra concert during which each group played the same exact Chanuka medley (which is often the one played every year), I want to start a letter-writing campaign to have Hatch come and orchestrate his piece for adaptation to high school music curriculums. (More on how Hatch came to write the song here, from the New York Times, and from Tablet Magazine, which released the video, and written by The Atlantic’s Jeffrey Goldberg, here.)

Chag Sameach everyone.

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By Jill Miller Zimon at 5:55 pm December 11th, 2009 in Culture, Holidays, Jewish, Judaism, Music, Politics, Religion, Writing, senate 

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9 Responses to “[video] And Chag Sameach to Orrin Hatch, too”

  1. 1 Jeff Hess on December 12th, 2009 12:04 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    When Christians in general, and cultish Christians in particular, profess their celebration and love of the Jewish people, I get very, very skittish.

    One aspect of this attempt at a connection between Judaism and Mormonism that I’ve not heard anyone talk about is that the texts on which Hanuka is based are not part of our scriptural canon.

    I and II Maccabees is part of our apocrypha and Christians would like to be able to use this text as a bridge to better legitimize their own scriptural tradition as a newer testament (covenant) directly linked to our Tanach (Torah, Prophets and Writings).

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  2. 2 Have Coffee Will Write » Blog Archive » MY COMMENTS… on December 12th, 2009 12:05 pm

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  3. 3 Jill Miller Zimon on December 12th, 2009 12:10 pm

    Well, my mother said the exact same thing to me barely 12 hours ago – and she said it like three times (didn’t you, Mom?).

    I don’t know – you know – I have to put cynicism and suspicion aside just for the 2:29 it takes to watch that. I have to.

    Then, I’ll go back to lambasting stuff like Andrew Breitbart’s “Big Jerusalem” project – now that kind of stuff really, really concerns me. That’s the kind of alleged caring, love and attention I can do without.

  4. 4 Jeff Hess on December 12th, 2009 12:18 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    In addition to being a beautiful woman (you got good genes), your mom obviously rocks.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  5. 5 Jill Miller Zimon on December 12th, 2009 12:20 pm

    She also wouldn’t stand in front of a tank to stop it though. :)

  6. 6 Jeff Hess on December 12th, 2009 12:27 pm

    Shalom Jill,

    And that’s a negative how? :)

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  7. 7 Jill's Mom on December 12th, 2009 9:23 pm

    Well you know if it’s worth saying once……. But, yes I have always been suspicious of Jew-loving Christians. I have friends who like/love me and also like other people who happen to be Jewish but not in that cat-licking-her-lips self interest way that often comes to my mind in this matter

    As for the standing in front of the tank thing, my daughter is not only intelligent and beautiful, she is also correct. I am nothing if not a survivor who would hope to live to fight another day.

  8. 8 Jeff Hess on December 13th, 2009 2:15 pm

    Shalom Mrs. Miller,

    “[I]n that cat-licking-her-lips self interest way…”

    Purrfect.

    B’shalom,

    Jeff

  9. 9 Jill's Mom on December 13th, 2009 3:02 pm

    Shalom to you too Jeff and thanks for the response.

    I get Jill’s point about there being a dearth of songs for our holiday and even though this new one is a tad corny it’s the thought that counts, regardless of the source (I guess?).

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