Maccabeats Release New Video

By the Maccabeats

In the weeks and months following the explosion of “Candlelight,” we received a remarkable variety of correspondence from fans all around the world. But one young man’s email stood out.

This young man explained that, of the 3,000 students in his rural community’s public school, he was the only Jew. And until he saw our video, he had never told anyone that he was Jewish.

However, after seeing our video and seeing that there was nothing wrong with being proud of your religion and heritage in a public setting, all that changed.

He wore his kipa to school for the first time, and was not afraid to be proud of his tradition and who he was.

That young man’s story inspired this year’s Hanukkah video. The video tells the story of how one young man draws inspiration from his Hanukkah experience to stand up to his modern-day “Greek” bullies.

In a way, his family’s observance fulfills pirsumei nisa (publicizing the Hanukkah miracles, a term the Talmud uses to describe the function of the Hanukkah candles), as our protagonist channels the flames of Hanukkah to feed the fire of his Jewish pride.

VIDEO: The Maccabeats – Burn – Hanukkah

Lubavitch of Bucks County in Pennsylvania will be hosting The Maccabeats for a live Chanukah concert along with a community Menorah lighting ceremony on Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 7:00 PM, at the Glazier Jewish Center 25 N. State St. Newtown, PA. Get tickets here.