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An Astronaut's Chanukah Adventure


Buckle up for a Chanukah celebration in... Space Shuttle Discovery! Astronaut Jeff Hoffman hosts the celebration courtesy of NASA.

10 Comments Posted
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Posted: July 13, 2005
Outerspace
The video display of America's enthusiasm to display the lights of Chanuka on board the Endevour is heartwarming. It is not everyday that an astronaut has the opportunity to display a spiritual light in the deepest physical darkness of space.

NASA's openmindedness toward space travel assists in providing awareness to the multidimensional universe that we live in. So too the light of the menorah is for all to see, and better still - in times of spiritual darkness.

Posted By Dudi Liebermann, Sydney, NSW

Posted: Dec 27, 2005
Channukkah in outer space
This site and ALL on it is a wonderful, delightful, insightful and miraculous creative effort that should be shown and enjoyed on cable tv worldwide!!! Not just the 8 days of Channukkah and Miracles, ALL you do throughout the year! Thank you and G-d Bless!
Posted By Zipora Yonina Kestenberg, Fort Worth, TX

Posted: Dec 21, 2006
Missed Opportunities
I am saddened by this video. Were he an orthodox jew he would have had to give up his once in a lifetime chance to fly into space in order to light a few candles for 10 minutes in the evening down on earth.
Posted By Wannabe Astronaught

Posted: Dec 21, 2006
great !
A very good publicity for this festival
Posted By Anonymous, France

Posted: Jan 22, 2007
© Copyright Jewish Educational Media
that video was so cool i love it it really gave me some details for my project thank you it was full of infomation and i loved itt i got to use that video for my project and it good me a very good grade lol !
thanks
Posted By shanyn spangler, hillard, ohio

Posted: Dec 2, 2007
proud jew!
very nice
Posted By Patrick

Posted: Dec 6, 2007
Mitzva In Space
I feel that proud that we are able to celebrate Chanukah on the special and unique occasion of a space flight.
Posted By Simon Glass, Worcester, UK

Posted: Dec 15, 2008
I can't wait to show my kids!
My boys are going to be so excited when they see this! Regarding what the "wannabe astronaut" said in the previous comment, rather than making me feel sad that someone Orthodox might forgo his opportunity for spaceflight so he can light his Chanukiah (which would actually be so cool and inspirational to others, I think), it made me appreciative of being able to light our menorah this year with no barrier of any kind!
Posted By becca k

Posted: Dec 15, 2008
that was so cool!!!
Posted By Anonymous, skokie, IL

Posted: Dec 16, 2008
An Astronaut's Chanukah Adventure
That is amazing, Good inspirational video!
Posted By Dusty, Norfolk, VA

 



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Buckle up for a Chanukah celebration in... Space Shuttle Discovery! Astronaut Jeff Hoffman hosts the celebration courtesy of NASA.
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