Hanukkah || Mayim Bialik

Hi everyone! Mayim Bialik here. You may know me as Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory, or from Blossom, but hopefully these videos allow you to get to know me better as Mayim, too! Subscribe to my channel for video updates. We publish new videos every Thursday!

Hanukkah is ​coming up...think you know everything about it? Here's a little quiz ​and some ridiculousness from me to help you 'grok' Hanukkah. Check it out!​

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About Mayim Bialik:
You ​might know me as Amy Farrah Fowler from The Big Bang Theory or from Blossom​ but there are so many other parts of me that you might not be aware of​!​​ I’m trained ​as a​ neuroscientist, ​I'm ​a passionate activist, an observant jew, a​ perfectly imperfect​ mother, and ​I'm a complicated human being​ like many of you​. This is the place where I wear ​all of those hats - and none of them have a flower on them! ;)

[cristinasolano]

I will show this video to my 7 year old son. We celebrate Christmas but his school is a very diverse one. He asked me about Hanukkah and other holiday celebrations, and I couldn't explain to him.

[SuperUkeChan]

In Israel we never get presents on Hanukkah (only chocolate or pocket money for the children). I'm pretty sure the whole presents thing started in countries where Christmas is celebrated so the Jewish kids won't be jealous of the Christian kids for getting presents on Christmas, but correct me if I'm wrong~

[noodlemaiden]

Humour and editing on this video is fantastic!

[addi]

I am a Christian. This video was really educational for me! I loved your enthusiasm

[joaquinacopovi-mena]

I’m Roman Catholic, but nevertheless I love Jewish culture and traditions. Specially when one of the stars from my favourite sit com talk about it😁👏😍

[zn.mercury]

I wasn't raised to have any understanding of Judaism or any other religion really. I was brought up in a predominantly baptist Christian belief system and although I don't really follow the teachings or adhere to a lot of the standards of fundamental Christianity today as an adult, I LOVE seeing you talk about what being Jewish means to you, and how you choose to observe and celebrate it in your own personal way, while still honoring your traditional values. I think it's really beautiful to learn and understand different religions and spiritual belief, especially from those that are open-minded and compassionate towards other people that see things differently, like you. You're just fantastic Mayim. I love your joy and zest for everything you say and do. Thank you for being a positive and thoughtful voice amidst the chaos we're all too used to seeing in media everywhere. You're truly a breath of fresh air. 💖💖💖💖

[Chastonicity]

Mayim Bialik has a joyful way of making education about Hanukkah entertaining and non-mystical. I love her summation: Every Hanukkiah is a Menorah but not every Menorah is a Hanukkiah. Happy Hanukkah fellow Academes!

[luannm]

Three cheers for religious freedom and greasy food!! ✡️🕎✡️🕎✡️👏👏👏

[dome]

Last time i learned about this subject, it was from the holiday armadillo.

[NatashazDean]

Thank you for this!!! I recently learned I have pretty extensive Jewish heritage, so I’m celebrating Chanukah for the first time this year and trying to learn more about it. I got some of the true/false things wrong so this was very educational and enjoyable for me. Happy Chanukah Mayim!

[Dee-R]

Being a Catholic, I just learned a lot!! Thank You

[jodyrafter]

love the way you tell us all about the traditions and holidays happy Hanukkah xxx

[laurashearon]

I super appreciate you doing this video! I teach elementary school music and I am incorporating Hanukkah into my lessons this year and they really enjoyed listening to you explanation and your quiz. My students haven't had as much exposure to traditions other than the ones they participate in themselves, so being able to show an entertaining video that is also very informative helped them understand Hanukkah better than i ever could have explained it!

[lillycole]

I learned that Hanukkah is about a group of Jews called the Maccabees defeating the Seleucid army in the second century BC. It's also about the miracle of an oil that was supposed to last 1 day but lasted 8 days! Finally, I learned that Hanukkah is about defeating oppression, religious freedom, and that what you believe in is worth your life.

[katiebevan]

Such a fun video! I am Christian with a Jewish family and I loved doing Hanukkah activities with them. The dreidel was my favorite along with eating lots of chocolate coins <3

[leenbee]

So interesting, thank you. I want to do this. I'm Jewish by birth but wasn't brought up in the faith. This practice looks so satisfying.

[melissareid]

You are a trip in the best way I always learn something and I love you such an wonderful lady. Happy that you and your family are prat of ours via YouTube and all of your works be it books or television; helping to teach my daughter that science, math, and being a girl as she is 15/ young women is beautiful and empowering- I am one very thankful mom.

[cghistory]

Thank you so much. I have a class of 50% Jewish children. I knew so little about Hanukkah that I went searching and found you. This is a great video and I will be showing it to my 6th grade class.

[nathanmichael]

It was interesting to learn about how the holiday switches around. I never knew that people who celebrated Hanukkah used a different calendar instead of the traditional Gregorian calendar. It was also interesting to learn about what Hanukkah was truly about.

[moremoola]

I love this girl!. She's so witty and talented!!!