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Eight videos of Hanukkah – Eric Schwartz (7th night) →  December 7, 2010

BufferWell, what can I say. This one is a bit amateurish, but it makes me laugh. “Hanukkah Hey Ya”, by suburbanhomeboy (AKA smooth-e, Eric Schwartz). It’s a light-hearted time of the year. You can watch a 150-strong flash mob dance to this tune on Ben Yehuda in Jerusalem. Enjoy!

Eight videos of Hanukkah – Six13 (6th night) →  December 6, 2010

BufferYet another Jewish a cappella group from NYC Six13 hits it out of the park with “I Light It” – a take off on tunes by Justin, Kanye, and Enrique.

Eight videos of Hanukkah – Josh Nelson (5th night) →  December 5, 2010

BufferJosh Nelson represents a new and exciting voice in contemporary Jewish music. A multi-instrumentalist and songwriter, Josh’s music is celebrated and integrated into the repertoire of congregations, camps and communities around the world. In this video, he performs has song L’Dor V’Dor as part of the “Lights: Celebrate Hanukkah Live In Concert.”

Eight videos of Hanukkah – Erran Baron Cohen (4th night) →  December 4, 2010

BufferIn tonight’s Hanukkah video, Erran Baron Cohen (brother of Sasha) produces a klezmer-tinged hip-hop remix of the old favourite Dreidel. It kinda works, don’t you think?