{"id":1581,"date":"2023-06-15T13:44:34","date_gmt":"2023-06-15T13:44:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=1581"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:35:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T09:35:01","slug":"the-maccabeats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/?p=1581","title":{"rendered":"The Maccabeats"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">THE GROUP<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">WHO ARE THE MACCABEATS?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Often travelling with little more than the shirts on their backs and the ties on their necks, the Maccabeats have entertained and inspired hundreds of audiences worldwide, from&nbsp;<strong>A<\/strong>labama to (New)&nbsp;<strong>Z<\/strong>ealand and everywhere in between. Using nothing more than the unadulterated human voice, a clean-cut presentation, and a little Jewish humor, this unique group of singers is able to connect with fans of all backgrounds and ages.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/Maccabeats.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1582\" width=\"661\" height=\"498\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The Maccabeats were originally formed in 2007 as Yeshiva University\u2019s student vocal group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Originally formed in 2007 as Yeshiva University\u2019s student vocal group, the Maccabeats have recently emerged as both Jewish music and a cappella phenomena, &nbsp;with a large fanbase, more than 20 million views on&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/MaccabeatsChannel\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a>, numerous TV appearances, and proven success with four&nbsp;albums, 2010\u2032s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maccabeats.com\/store\"><em>Voices From The Heights<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;2012\u2032s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maccabeats.com\/store\"><em>Out Of The Box<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;2014\u2032s&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.maccabeats.com\/store\/\"><em>One Day More<\/em><\/a>&nbsp;and 2015\u2032s&nbsp;<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.maccabeats.com\/store\">A Maccabeats Hanukkah<\/a>. <\/em><br><br>Though the Maccabeats aren\u2019t your grandfather\u2019s synagogue choir, their ideology and identity play an important part in what they do. Strongly committed to the philosophy of Torah u-Madda, the integration of traditional and secular wisdom, the Maccabeats perform an eclectic array of Jewish, American, and Israeli songs. Their breakthrough piece,<em> Lecha Dodi<\/em>, is the epitome of this synthesis, combining some of the most beloved words of Jewish liturgy with Leonard Cohen\u2019s meaningful and melodic <em>Hallelujah<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lecha Dodi - Maccabeats (lyrics in Hebrew\/English)\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RWmcQpzUMHY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><em>\u201cThe performance was absolutely amazing and my email-in box has been totally flooded with compliments and rave reviews \u2014 all for the Maccabeats. \u201cY\u2019\u2019all\u201d are not only incredibly talented but you also have a dynamism and charisma which the audience can definitely feel!\u201d<\/em><br><strong>LORAINE REZNIK, -  Levite Jewish Community Center, Birmingham, AL<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Perhaps it is these dual goals, this merging of exciting medium and proud message, that some find most appealing about the group. Since the release of \u201cCandlelight,\u201d a Chanukkah themed parody video which garnered international attention and coverage by the major news outlets, the Maccabeats have been approached and emailed time and time again with the same message: that their music has provided for the expression of an enthusiastic and ambitious Judaism that one isn\u2019t afraid to wear on his or her sleeve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Maccabeats - Purim Song\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kgJInVvJSZg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Six13 - Elton Johnukah\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/16Z4WE-kt64?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THE GROUP WHO ARE THE MACCABEATS? Often travelling with little more than the shirts on their backs and the ties on their necks, the Maccabeats have entertained and inspired hundreds of audiences worldwide, from&nbsp;Alabama to (New)&nbsp;Zealand and everywhere in between. Using nothing more than the unadulterated human voice, a clean-cut presentation, and a little Jewish [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[6,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1581","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-jewish-music","category-thats-showbiz"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1581"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1584,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1581\/revisions\/1584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1581"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1581"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.shavuatov.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1581"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}