It's Hanukkah. We promise to find some rays of light and reasons for optimism. Talk about the year ahead, but also talk about the news and explosive investigation on Israeli television about Sarinetshaniahu. Is there any progress made regarding a hostage deal and more information on the pager operation? It's unholy. I'm Yanit Levian Tel Aviv.

And I'm Jonathan Friedland in London.

It's unholy.

Two Jews on the news.

Now, of course, everybody around the world is thinking this is Hanukkah, but some people may have noticed a rival festival that is also, I think, just behind us or we're just sort of in the glow of that.

If you are a Patreon subscriber to Unholy, either a friend or family member, you will have access to a special bonus episode if you and me talking about, can we say the word? It is Christmas. We've done a whole thing about

Jews and Christmas, about how do you handle it. A special Christmas confession by Mr. Friedland

that really you should listen to. There is a Christmas confession from me.

We recorded it in metaphorical red and white Santa hats.

It's all there.

You know, the movies, the food, the weird ambivalence.

It's all there with our Christmas episode.

By the way, weird ambivalence we do every week.

But okay, some more weird ambivalence. That's a feature. I was going to say that's a Christmas episode. By the way, weird ambivalence we do every week. But okay, some more weird ambivalence.

That's a feature.

I was going to say that's a bonus episode.

If you are reluctant, I can't imagine why, to be a friend or family, you can unlock just that episode.

But you can also, because it is the season of gift giving, with several nights left of Hanukkah,

several more nights of lighting candles,

why not give a gift of a family or friend subscription? I reckon that's going to go down very well

with the unholy listener in your life. And so that would be our pitch. But Hanukkah, big, special

time of year I know in the levy household second best

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