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Just in time for Channukah

Listen: Fun new Hannukah hit "Sufganiyah"  

The lyrics cleverly combine traditional Chanukah prayer text ("Al HaNissim") with playful modern Hebrew, creating a catchy song about Chanukah's festive elements - the dreidel, sufganiyot, and the nightly candle lighting.

Chanukiyah
Photo: Greg A. Boiarsky

Young singer-songwriter Elchanan Shaw released an original Chanukah single called "Sufganiyah".

Credits:

Lyrics & melody: Elchanan Shaw

Lyrics:

I speak of the miracles, and of the salvation,

Of mighty deeds and victories, and of wonders,

And of all the battles, that You fought for our fathers,

Years ago, in the days of Mattathias.

For Chanukah has come and I'm all anticipation,

Dreidel's in my pocket, doughnut's in my mouth.

We light the candles, adding one each day,

Playing a bit while everyone sings:

Bon dreidel, gah gah gah sufganiyah!

Bon bon bon dreidel, gah gah gah sufganiyah!

Bon dreidel, gah gah gah sufganiyah!

Bon bon bon dreidel, gah gah gah sufganiyah!

[Verse repeats]

[Chorus repeats]

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