{"id":6528,"date":"2018-11-13T10:24:26","date_gmt":"2018-11-13T08:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/2018\/11\/13\/julie-geller-hannukah-hymn-a-contemporary-al-hanisim"},"modified":"2018-11-13T10:24:26","modified_gmt":"2018-11-13T08:24:26","slug":"julie-geller-hannukah-hymn-a-contemporary-al-hanisim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kol-ami.kulam.org\/en\/2018\/11\/13\/julie-geller-hannukah-hymn-a-contemporary-al-hanisim\/","title":{"rendered":"Julie Geller: Hannukah Hymn (A Contemporary Al Hanisim)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"embed\"><iframe width=\"1170\" height=\"878\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/31OIJs81wII?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/p>\n<p><em>A contemporary take on the traditional Al Hanisim prayer for Hannukah,<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/31OIJs81wII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> this Jewish folk song<\/a> by Julie Geller encourages us to be grateful for the miracles in our lives and to illuminate the dark world with our own inner light. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.juliegeller.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Julie Geller<\/a> is a Jewish American singer-songwriter who creates lyric-driven songs of honesty, clarity, hope and healing.\u00a0 The lyrics are provided below.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Hannukah Hymn (Al Hanisim)<\/h3>\n<p>Look into my eyes<br \/>\nCuz I can see your fire<br \/>\nI can see your fire<br \/>\nAnd it&#8217;s burning so deeply<\/p>\n<p>No one wants to be<br \/>\nLost in between<br \/>\nWe don&#8217;t wanna live in darkness<br \/>\nWe just lose our way<br \/>\nNo we don&#8217;t wanna live in darkness<br \/>\nWe just lose our way<\/p>\n<p>If one drop of oil<br \/>\nYes, one drop of oil<br \/>\nLasted for eight days<br \/>\nWell, it lasted for eight nights<\/p>\n<p>Then open up your eyes<br \/>\nYes, open up your eyes<br \/>\nTo the miracles of life<br \/>\nThat are in our sight<br \/>\nYes, the miracles of life<br \/>\nThey are in our sight<\/p>\n<p>So come on say it loud<br \/>\nCome on say it proud<br \/>\nThis is who I am<br \/>\nYes, this is who I am<\/p>\n<p>Cuz in these darkest hours<br \/>\nIt&#8217;s easy to become afraid<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s shine a billion lights<br \/>\nTo illuminate the way<br \/>\nLet&#8217;s shine a billion lights<br \/>\nTo illuminate the way<\/p>\n<p><em>Al hanisim <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hapurkan <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hagvurot <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hatshuot <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hamilchamot <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sheasitah laavoteynu <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bayamin hahem <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baziman hazeh<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for the miracles<br \/>\nThank you for these lights<br \/>\nThank you for the ones we love<br \/>\nThey help us burn so bright<\/p>\n<p>And we pray for the day to come<br \/>\nWhen love will light our way<br \/>\nWhen love will be the answer<br \/>\nEach and every day<br \/>\nYes, love is the answer<br \/>\nEach and every day<\/p>\n<p><em>Al hanisim <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hapurkan <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hagvurot <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hatshuot <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Vial hamilchamot <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Sheasitah laavoteynu <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Bayamin hahem <\/em><br \/>\n<em>Baziman hazeh<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A contemporary take on the traditional Al Hanisim prayer for Hannukah, this Jewish folk song by Julie Geller encourages us to be grateful for the miracles in our lives and to illuminate the dark world with our own inner light. 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