Yes, folks! It's that time of year! Prep your Chanukiah, Chanukah is here!Beginning tomorrow night we will be lighting candles for 8 nights to honor our forefathers, the Maccabees who fought bravely against the Greeks to regain control of our Holy Temple. Many people tell this story as one of a miracle of oil. Sure, the oil may have lasted for eight whole days but the true miracle was the military victory. Against all odds, a small guerrilla army of Jews led by Judah Maccabee fought the mighty Greeks. The Greeks who were constantly oppressing us, taking away our freedoms... freedom to live, to worship, to be Jews. They desecrated our Holy Temple in Jerusalem. They stole treasures, slaughtered pigs in the sacred spaces and destroyed the external holiness.But they couldn't touch our internal holiness... the Kadosh, the holy sacred special separate different-ness we carry with us where ever we go.The Maccabees fought back and won. But, instead of celebrating their victory with wine and parties... they all gathered as a community and went to the Holy Temple and began the process of cleaning and rededicating the space. Because sometimes we all need a holy space.In honor of our forefather Macabees, the Yeshiva University Maccabeats have put out a new video for Chanukah. But in addition to the video, they are spearheading an initiative to help get tests processed from the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Foundation. It's an easy swab to be registered but they need funding t0 process all the swabs! It takes $54 to get a donor in the registry.So enjoy this Chanukah video by the Maccabeats then another video with Mayim Bialik (yes from Blossom and Big Bang Theory) on why to participate, then click on the link and donate! They are trying to raise $80,000 - $10,000 for each night of Chanukah! Let's do this!Videos after the jump...Maccabeats: Miracle by Matisyahu[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHwyTxxQHmQ]Mayim Bialik and the Maccabeats Miracle Match Campaign:[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s40Zk4xALRY]
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