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8 Ways to Bring Chanukah to Life This Year, With G-dcast


Jewish animation studio G-dcast (rhymes with podcast) shares its new Chanukah family cartoon, PLUS, 8 fun ways to bring the Festival of Lights to life. Chanukah comes "early" this year - right after Thanksgiving - giving families the chance to celebrate the holiday as a special experience completely distinct from "the other December holiday." But what's the meaning of Chanukah apart from presents and menorahs and latkes? G-dcast is an animation studio that has brought the story of Chanukah to life in a five minute cartoon that's perfect for watching on your mobile device or on the web right before you light those candles this year.San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 23, 2010 Jewish animation studio G-dcast (rhymes with podcast) shares its new Chanukah family cartoon, PLUS, 8 fun ways to bring the Festival of Lights to life.Chanukah comes "early" this year - right after Thanksgiving - giving families the chance to celebrate the holiday as a special experience completely distinct from "the other December holiday." But what's the meaning of Chanukah apart from presents and menorahs and latkes? G-dcast is an animation studio that has brought the story of Chanukah to life in a five minute cartoon that's perfect for watching on your mobile device or on the web right before you light those candles this year. G-dcast's on Fire with 8 Fun Ways to Celebrate the 8 Days of Chanukah.1. Watch G-dcast’s new Chanukah video with your friends or family to learn what the holiday is really all about. 2. Enter G-dcast's Chanukah contest - tell us what you learned from the video and get a chance to win an iPod Touch, a Chanukah gift basket or a delicious kosher gift basket! 3.Challenge yourself to explain what the holiday means to someone who doesn’t know the story. 4. Celebrate the miracle of the oil by indulging in fattening, oily foods: Make sweet potatoes latkes, have an olive oil tasting party, or serve jelly donuts.5. Wear your identity on your sleeve like the Maccabees did!Find a Jewish t-shirt to wear online.6. Wrestle (like the Greeks) with a new Jewish idea- pick up a book, magazine, or surf the web to learn something you didn’t know about Judiasm.7. Learn how to play Dreidel: the instructions are embedded in our cartoon.8. Download the free G-dcast Chanukah MP3 -“I’m Just Fine” - from the G-dcast site. Play it for your kids and talk about what the lyrics mean. Download the song here: ###Sarah LeftonG-dcast(415)754-3672Email InformationDownload Dangerous X volume 4 mp3.Years Later mp3 download.Club Fresh Hardhouse (11 march 2009) music downloads.Are U on Drugs song.Dusted Roots volume 1 (PRM007) music