TBE Shabbat Hanukkah Packet

TBE Hanukkah Shabbat Service: Friday, December 11, 2020

CHANUKAH: a poem by the TBE sixth-grade class C

is for the Candles that we light while Celebrating with Chocolate Coins.

H

is for the Hope that the lights would last eight days.

(Eden)

A

is for Antiochus, the ruler who persecuted the Jews.

(Sarah)

N

is for “Ness gadol”, the great miracle of the Maccabees’ victory (Xavier) in the fight for religious freedom and the miracle of the oil.

U

is for Unforgettable, because the miracle of Hanukkah was a memorable event in time.

K

is for Kindling the lights of the menorah.

(Anya)

(Jakob Z.)

(Jacob L.)

DREIDEL, DREIDEL, DREIDEL Verse 1: I have a little dreidel.

I made it out of clay.

And when it’s dry and ready On dreidel I shall play

Verse 2: It has a lovely body With legs so short and thin.

And when it gets all tired, It drops and then I win!

Chorus:

Verse 3: My dreidel's always playful.

It loves to dance and spin.

A happy game of dreidel, Come play now let's begin.

Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel, I made it out of clay, Oh dreidel dreidel dreidel, Then dreidel I shall play!

By Samuel Goldfarb

HANUKKAH, OH HANUKKAH Hanukkah, Oh, Hanukkah Let's light the menorah Let's have a party We'll all dance the hora Gather 'round the table, we'll give you a treat A dreidel to play with and latkes to eat And while we are playing The candles are burning low One for each night, they shed a sweet light To remind us of days long ago One for each night, they shed a sweet light To remind us of days long ago

By Asher Lenz / Stephen Skratt / Steven Page / Ed Robertson / Kevin Hearn / Jim Creeggan / Tyler Stewart / Dominio Publico

MA’O TZUR ROCK OF AGES Ma'oz tzur yeshu'ati, Lecha na'eh leshabe-ach.

Rock of Ages, let our song Praise thy saving power.

Tikon beit tefilati Vesham todah nezabe-ach.

You amidst the raging foes Were our sheltering tower.

Le'eit tachin matbe-ach, Mitzar ham'nabe-ach

Furious, they assailed us, But your armor veiled us.

Az egmor beshir mizmor Chanukat hamizbe-ach.

And thy word broke their sword When our own strength failed us.

A HANUKKAH PRAYER: WE ARE THE MIRACLE! As we celebrate the festival of lights and this season of miracles, we are reminded that the real miracle of Hanukkah is not the bit of oil that burned for eight days nor the military victory of the Maccabees.

We are the real miracle! We are here to tell our story! Empires have risen and fallen; Our faith has been challenged; our people attacked.

Yet we are here to light the candles that remind us who we are: a people, united in history And in faith.

No matter our differences, we share a common bond, We recall a single story.

We celebrate an ancient-modern land.

We speak a holy language.

We learn words that extend from Sinai to our own day.

With each passing year, may the light grow brighter, and the challenge more compelling to carry on not by might nor power but through the spirit of nationhood and faith.

NOT BY MIGHT

Not by might, & not by power, But by spirit alone (“ruach!”)

Shall we all live in peace. (2X) The children sing, the children dream, And their tears will fall, But we’ll hear them call, And another song will rise (3X) (ending) Not by might, not by power, shalom!

By Debbie Friedman

LIGHT ONE CANDLE Verse 1: Light one candle for the Maccabee children With thanks that their light didn't die Light one candle for the pain they endured When their right to exist was denied Light one candle for the terrible sacrifice Justice and freedom demand But light one candle for the wisdom to know When the peacemaker's time is at hand Don't let the light go out!

It's lasted for so many years!

Verse 2: Light one candle for the strength that we need To never become our own foe And light one candle for those who are suffering Pain we learned so long ago Light one candle for all we believe in That anger not tear us apart And light one candle to find us together With peace as the song in our hearts Don't let the light go out!

It's lasted for so many years!

Don't let the light go out!

Don't let the light go out!

Let it shine through our hope and our tears. (2x)) VerseLet 3: it shine through our hope and our tears. (2x) What is the memory that's valued so highly, that we keep it alive in that flame?

What's the commitment to those who have died that we cry out they've not died in vain?

We have come this far always believing that justice would somehow prevail This is the burden. This is the promise. This is why we will not fail!

Don't let the light go out! Don't let the light go out! Don't let the light go out!

By Peter Yarrow

HANUKKAH POEM IN THE STYLE OF DR. SEUSS

By David Stanley

Eli: The fifth graders of TBE want to share a poem with you.

Gabriel: it’s about Hanukkah the Festival of Lights.

Eliana: What’s the big deal with those Hanukkah lights?

Why do we burn ‘em for all of those nights?

Gavin: And why for eight nights, why not for seven?

A gift on each night? Why not for eleven?

Jonah: Why do we eat latkes and stuff cooked in oil?

It’s messy and spatters when it starts to boil.

And the dreidel is gambling, I thought that was wrong, But it turns out that we have a real dreidel song!

Ben: I like the gelt, more chocolate is fine, And I eat lots of doughnuts, like seven or nine.

Let’s take a moment, and think about this, ‘Cause for kids the world over, Hanukkah’s bliss.

Eli: We light the lights to remind us of when Some mean Assyrians tried to kill us again.

The Greeks lost the battle. A Maccabee sweep, And the rest of the Temple lay at the Jews’ feet.

Gabriel: They lit some oil to give thanks to God, It burned for eight nights; a little bit odd.

Eli: Some called it a miracle, the lights all aglow, And that’s why we’re lit up, eight nights in a row.

Ben: The latkes and stuff, golden brown fried in oil, Are a way to remember the Maccabees toil.

HANUKKAH POEM CONTINUED Gavin: Why the dreidel, you ask? Well, here is the reason.

The Greeks of the time said that Torah was treason.

If they caught you at study, you would be beat, So Jews kept a dreidel under their seats.

Jonah: If soldiers came near, they’d bust out the tops And pretend to gamble, and so dodge the cops.

Gabriel There’s a story for all that we do in this season, Tell all your friends that you now know the reason.

Hanukkah; it’s a time to light lights for eight nights.

A time to eat latkes ‘til you can’t eat one more bite.

Eliana: A time to spin dreidels and eat chocolate gelt.

A time to lay back and loosen your belt.

It’s a gift-giving time. Here! Open a box.

I just hope I don’t get some sox or more lox.

TEMPLE BETH EL HANUKKAH SHABBAT FRIDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2020