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Maccabeats

Haim at Way Out West, 2013 in Gothenburg, Sweden (Kim Metso, CC-BY-SA, via wikipedia)
December 17, 2017, 4:45 pm
This year, a girl band leads the Hanukkah vid hit parade
Ghosts of Hanukkahs past and present to get any candle lighting lit this season
By Tracy Frydberg
Screenshot from the Maccabeats' 'Candle on the Sill.' (YouTube)
December 12, 2017, 12:26 pm
Maccabeats’ new Hanukkah vid celebrates 10 years together
From cherub-like freshmen to globe-trotting Jewish superstars, the a cappella group marks a decade of publicizing the holiday groove
By Tracy Frydberg
'The Passover Palito,' a clip by a group of Argentine seniors (YouTube screenshot)
April 28, 2016, 6:21 am
Argentine senior citizens funk it up in Passover clip
They may not have as many hits on YouTube as other parody holiday songs, but these singers have a groove all their own
By Cnaan Liphshiz
Musical friends sing tribute to Yitzi Hurwitz, a Chabad emissary stricken with ALS. (YouTube)
April 1, 2016, 8:21 am
ALS-struck rabbi writes hopeful musical message
Popular Orthodox Jewish performers from across the Diaspora and Israel sing Yitzi Hurwitz’s own composition promoting peace and togetherness
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Members of the Maccabeats and Naturally 7 in 'Shed a Little Light' video. (YouTube)
January 13, 2016, 10:04 am
Maccabeats honor MLK in new video collaboration
Jewish a cappella group teams up with Naturally 7 to cover James Taylor song
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Screenshot from 'SHALOM - Adele "Hello" Chanukah/Hanukkah Parody.' (YouTube)
December 2, 2015, 4:57 pm
Hanukkah videos deliver shock and aww
New holiday clips offer everything from pot latkes to Adele parodies
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Felicia Sloin in her Passover parody video, 'Batya-Floating in the Reeds.' (YouTube screenshot)
April 1, 2015, 2:07 pm
YouTube — the 11th plague of Passover?
Just in time for the seder, new Passover videos feature food, fashion and fun
By Renee Ghert-Zand
A screen shot of Six13's "Uptown Passover" parody video. (screen capture: YouTube)
March 28, 2015, 6:36 pm
Pop parody videos with Passover twist
Series of viral clips remix popular songs into family friendly holiday jingles
By Julie Wiener
Members of Six13 in their 'Shake It Off' Hanukkah video. (YouTube screenshot)
December 14, 2014, 11:55 am
Eight crazy Hannukah clips
YouTube holiday menu offers more than just a cappella
By Renee Ghert-Zand
The Maccabeats sing on Jerusalem's light rail in their new video, 'Home.' (YouTube screenshot)
September 1, 2014, 7:14 pm
‘Home’ is where the Maccabeats are
Popular Jewish a cappella group mashes up songs about coming, being and staying home to make a point
By Renee Ghert-Zand
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