A Hanukkah music video mashing up tunes from the hit movie “Wicked” has already racked up hundreds of thousands of views across social media just several days after its release.

The song, by veteran Jewish a cappella group Six13, is a voice-only medley of music from the box office smash prequel to the classic movie “The Wizard of Oz.” The New York-based band is known for its creative musical adaptations of popular culture for the Jewish holidays. Its previous Hanukkah videos have included riffs on musicians Taylor Swift, Elton John, and Queen, and movies like Star Wars and West Side Story.

In tune with the challenges the Jewish people have faced over the past 14 months since the October 7, 2023, Hamas terror attack, the song starts with the acknowledgment that “This year has changed our history, we will never be the same,” as it shows scenes of families of Israel’s hostages in Gaza.

The video continues through some of the........

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