A new toy for Chanukah is being billed as the “Jewish counterpart to Santa Claus.” The stuffed animal Macca Bee wears a Star of David and a yarmulke, sings the Chanukah prayers and eight Chanukah songs — two in English, two in Yiddish and six in Hebrew.
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