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"A Great Miracle Happened There: A Hanukkah Special," is a conversation between Rabbi Ismar Schorsch and Host Larry Josephson about the history, rituals and meaning of Hanukkah--and its importance in our time. Cantors David Lefkowitz and Elisheva Dienstfrey sing the music of Hanukkah. Rabbi Ismar Schorsch explains that Hanukkah is really about a Jewish civil war, a war between assimilated, Hellenized Jews and a pious band of zealots, the Maccabees. The well-known "miracle of the oil," occurs at the end of the story--after the Temple has been retaken by the Maccabees, and rededicated and cleansed. Rabbi Schorsch also talks about Hanukkah as "the Jewish Christmas." Dr. Ismar Schorsch is Chancellor of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York. Larry Josephson is a veteran public radio host and interviewer, whose programs have been heard in New York, and nationwide for over 35 years. Glorious music of Hanukkah is sung by Cantor David Lefkowitz of The Park Avenue Synagogue in New York, and by Cantor Elisheva Dienstfrey, now of Congregation Agudas Achim in Alexandria, Virginia. Both are graduates of the Seminary. Additional music from "Voice of the Turtle" and the Zamir Chorale of Boston.
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Review of Hanukkah: A Great Miracle Happened ThereMaking religious programming is always a tricky business. The program maker must always ask him or herself the questions, "For whom am I making this: the converted or for the general public?" "Will this be an entertaining secular exploration or a sober religious exaltation or a bit of both?" This program seems to have chosen for a hybrid which, frankly, doesn't work. Two clearly erudite men, one a rabbi, ploddingly discussing the fine points of history and Talmud as plaintive Semitic hymns pop in and out behind them. The idea is to distill the modern and religious significance of the Jewish Festival of Lights over the unfortunate length of an entire hour. I say unfortunate because the format of such meditative discourse is somewhat soporific. Ironically, this show is a good example of the Jewish culture of endless argumentation about tiny Talmudic issues that is the ancient predecessor of the Jewish neuroses powering the comedic generator behind Seinfeld. This, however, isn't at all funny; it’s just long. Men like these should be respected for their towering scholarship, but they need help producing engaging radio: a missed chance. |
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Everything You Always Wanted to Know About..Hanukkah. I'm one of those that doesn't know much, except the old saw about it being a minor holiday to compete with Christmas, which turns out to be somewhat true. Larry's guide and guest, Rabbi Ismar Schorsch, chancellor and history chair of the Jewish seminary in New York, is knowledgeable and articulate - and stick around for the moving personal Hanukkah story he modestly slips in. I'm not a Jew (except I'm a New Yorker which gives me a certain claim!)- but with the loud, simplified, all pervasive Christian clamor I'm hearing on all levels and from all corners coming from my native country I found this program a welcome, soothing and important listen.