Susan Colin: Listen to Music

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Neis gadol haya sham is the phrase in Hebrew that is represented on a dreidel, the little spin top toy that is used for a game on Chanukah. Chanukah is the festival of lights, recalling the miracle of how the small amount of oil burned for 8 nights as the reclaimed Temple was rededicated following the war between the Jewish Macabees and the Syrian king Antiochus.

Neis gadol haya sham
A miracle happened there
A flickering light lasted eight nights
A miracle happened there

Neis gadol haya sham
A miracle happened there
Brave men and women gave their lives
To keep the Jewish hope alive
A miracle happened there

Every day we keep the faith
A Jewish light does shine
Two thousand years of candlelight reflect in every eye

Neis gadol haya po
A miracle happened here
Each time we sang a Jewish song
Taught from the Torah
Righted a wrong
Created a place where children belong
A miracle happened here