[HANASHIR:2008] RE: From Karen: Adam Sandler's vs. other Chanukah songs

[David Weisz <dweisz...>]

>    As for the Adam Sandler song, just remember that there are some
> objectionable verses in there, like "smoke your marijuana-ka", which
> may not be appropriate for Sunday School groups.  Ask your rabbi!

When I sang this during a weekend retreat for 9th graders that fell the
week before Hannukah, I changed that verse to

    so drink your Manischevitz-kah, and light your Hannukiah

All the kids who knew what the actual verse is waited with baited breath
to see how we were going to get ourselves out of it (the songleaders
were singing with the director), and I think they were somewhat amused
by our solution...after they booed at us. :) Personally, I think the
song is hilarious, but I think one needs to be careful about the
situation and the context it is taught in. In sixth grade, they may not
be as amused with changing the lyrics as my 9th graders were.

David