Product Details
Format : NTSC
Binding : VHS Tape
EAN : 9780780629424
Product Group : Video
Release Date : 2000-11-07
Studio : Warner
UPC : 794054813937
ASIN : B00004Y30D
Editorial Reviews
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Most watching A Taste of Chanukah expect the customary recounting of how the Maccabees' oil lasted eight days instead of one allowing them to defeat the Syrians. And it's no surprise when host Theodore Bikel breaks into "Oh Chanukah" in Hebrew. But women singing "Ocho Candelitas" in Spanish? Or a gospel choir joining in on "Labach Heil"? This is not your ordinary Chanukah. In fact, this eclectic celebration of the Jewish Festival of Lights musically directed by Hankus Netsky features 150 musicians from the New England Conservatory of Music. Other participants include the Boston Community Gospel Choir, Cantor Morton Shames, a klezmer band, and an irreverent latke cooking demonstration by humorist Chasia Segal, who pokes fun at pancakes, food processors, and the Internet. The families in the audience laugh, applaud, and absorb the more solemn moments of this 56-minute PBS extravaganza with equal enthusiasm. Traditionalists get their lighting of the Menorah. Rebels get an R&B version of "The Dreidle Song." Everyone leaves happy. --Kimberly Heinrichs
Customer Reviews
A joyfully eclectic concert! (2001-12-12)  What an ecelectic feast of Hanukkah music! There's something for everybody here, from traditional klezmer to a Motown Doo-Wop rendition of the Dreidel song. Not to mention a Swing trio, a Judeo-Spanish number, a Gospel-style choir, and a really funky one-man band made out of junk! Plus you'll learn how to make latkes properly, with the most important secret ingredient: Yiddische humor. Theodore Bikel narrates the show, and the songs are all subtitled for non-linguists. A fun video with great music. (If you want the music only, get the CD of the same title.)
YOU'LL LOVE IT ! (2000-11-17) I don't actually yet have the video, I am ordering it today, but I can guarantee you you'll love it. I own the matching CD. I got it last year. Its really fun to listen to. I esecially love the Boston Community Gospel Choir singing Psalm 27 (The Lord is my strength and my salvation. Whom shall I fear ?) Its a joyful CD, so I know being able to actually see it on video will be equally as wonderful. Also, it is soul stirring. The story of Hannah and her 7 sons is sung in spanish. Its beautiful, and so sad. It brings me to tears. This will be an experience that you will want to make a tradition in your family every Chanukah. May you be blessed as you watch and listen to this soul stirring and joyful concert. Shalom and Happy Chanukah !
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