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Hanukkah Resources

November 16, 2024

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A Great Miracle: Jeremiah Lockwood’s Guitar Soli Chanukah Album

Reboot Hanukkah Resource Guide

Lighting the Darkness

We believe moments of light are now more important than ever. The Hanukkah rituals of lighting candles and gathering in community provide us with the much-needed opportunity to pause and reflect on the light that we choose to share with the world. In that spirit, Reboot has put together creative activities and engaging materials to watch and listen to that help illuminate the hidden corners and give you new paths to forge ahead in these difficult times.

From Jeremiah Lockwood’s solo Chanukah album and Six Word Memoirs on Hanukkah to our Give Light project and our new Erev Yalda celebration, plus a curated video series with eight nights of reflections, our easy to share Hanukkah material is both rooted in Jewish stories and is inclusive, encompassing shared universal themes. Like everything Reboot does, this collection of content can easily complement or supplement your traditional holiday experiences to personalize how you embrace this holiday season.

Download the Resource Guide below:

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A Great Miracle: Jeremiah Lockwood’s Guitar Soli Chanukah Album

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We've Been Here Before

We’ve Been Here Before connects the dots between mass shootings, the rise in anti-semitism, and the rise in hate violence in America in a fresh way. It follows the work of Eric Ward, a renowned expert on the relationship between authoritarian movements, hate violence, and preserving inclusive democracy. Ward was in the punk rock subculture when neo-Nazi’s infiltrated the punk scene in the 1980’s and 90’s. The short documentary film, by Jacob Kornbluth and a part of Reboot Studios’ latest round of funding, is a deep dive into the punk subculture that fought back against White Nationalists and neo-Nazis, and the lessons they have to share with the larger struggle against hate not just in America, but the world. Learn more here. 

The short film will be screened at the San Francisco Jewish Film Festival  as a part of the Reality Bites: Documentary Shorts program on Friday, August 2, 2024. Details and tickets can be found here.

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A Great Miracle: Jeremiah Lockwood’s Guitar Soli Chanukah Album

A Great Miracle: Jeremiah Lockwood’s Guitar Soli Chanukah Album is a solo guitar tribute to the holiday. With heartfelt appreciation of the 1968 classic The New Possibility: John Fahey’s Guitar Soli Christmas Album, Lockwood has sweetly crafts eight songs, one for each night of Chanukah, to celebrate the dancing candlelight with his new, blues-inspired takes on the most beloved melodies of the holiday’s canon. From the prayers for lighting the candles to the kids’ songs that are sung around the burning menorah, Lockwood paints the light through the darkness with his instrumental creations. Learn more, listen now and  order the vinyl record!

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Reboot Studios

The Anne Frank Gift Shop

Is there a wrong way to talk about the Holocaust? That’s the question at the heart of “The Anne Frank Gift Shop,” a dark comedy short about antisemitism that packs a vital and timely message. The film was shortlisted for the best live action short category for the 96th Academy Awards! When a high-end design firm presents its plans to reimagine the gift shop at The Anne Frank House, the company’s overt appeal to Generation Z sparks a debate about collective trauma, the Holocaust—and tote bags. Mickey Rapkin, whose best selling book was the basis for the Pitch Perfect film and television franchise, partnered with Reboot Studios, which funded the project as a part of its inaugural class of studio investments in 2022. Learn more and find out where to see the film on our site here.