A Winter's Night

 20 schools, choirs, orchestras and 2 rabbis from 8 different countries and 4 different continents, sang, played and then shared Christmas and/or Hanukkah songs, plus their best wishes for the new year. This project was done in 2021, 2022 and 2024.






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