A New Version of "Maoz Tzur" for the Fourth Day of Hanukkah by the New York Boys Choir

With the arrival of Chanukah, Jews everywhere dispel darkness for eight nights. During the long dark nights of winter, it feels like you can’t see very far. But the flickering menorah lights of Chanukah give us a message of hope, of future, of our very redemption.

For the fourth day of Chanukah, we continue our series of holiday music videos with a new version of the traditional Maoz Tzur, composed by Yitzy Bald and sung by the New York Boys Choir.

Enjoy, and Chag Chanukah sameach!

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Last of the 2022 Chanukah Videos: Maoz Tzur by Yair Levi

Yair Levi, a former Navy captain in Israel's 'Navy Seals,' is a Jewish Israeli singer, songwriter and musical producer from Tel Aviv. Yair is a Jewish Levite (descendants of the Tribe of Levi).  

Fully embracing his heritage, he creates a unique mixture of Jewish soul music that embraces his faith and Biblical values.

In this final video of the Hanukkah season, Yair Levi sings the traditional Maoz Tzur.

We hope you had a happy Hanukkah.

Enjoy!

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Lighting the 8th Chanukah Candle with the SabbathSong Klezmer Band

Tonight we light the 8th Chanukah candle to the accompaniment of the Sabbathsong Klezmer Band of Budapest, Hungary singing and playing Maoz Tzur and Hanerot Halalu. 

As Tamas Masa, founder of the group, explains,

Our band started in 1998 at the closing ceremony of Chief Rabbi László Deutsch in a small synagogue in Budapest, where we performed our beloved Israeli songs in gratitude. The chief rabbi then said a prophecy in the book of Isaiah (Isaiah) that "comfort, comfort my people ...", which has been accompanying our actions ever since, is said to be the foundation of our work.

In our repertoire, besides the Eastern European klezmer, Yiddish and Israeli traditional and. modern songs and dances also play an important role. Our aim, beyond a high-level interpretation of the melodies of Judaism, is to return to the spiritual root and source of these songs, the reality of the Bible. That's why we got the slogan: "More than klezmer."

Enjoy, and Chag Chanukah sameach!

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