Hirsh, Marilyn

A wise old rabbi finally rids the village of the witches that terrorize it every night that the moon is full.

After a little goat is eaten by a cat, trouble cumulates until the Holy One puts things right. The song is sung at the end of the Seder on Passover.

Explains how the various elements in the Passover celebration commemorate the escape of the Jews from slavery in Egypt.

Relates the struggle of Judah Maccabee and his small army against the overwhelming might of the Syrians and how this event gave rise to the celebration of Hanukkah.