Song for the Rededication of the Altar

[bnewman]

Chanukah celebrates the rededication of the Temple, and because of the miracle of the oil we celebrate with fried food.  When circumstances permit, I like to invite friends over for a deep-fried party.  I also take the opportunity to rededicate the vessels of the altar with oil, that is, to season my wok, so here is a wok-seasoning song based on the traditional (and problematically triumphalist) Chanukah classic "Ma'oz Tzur".

lyrics by Benjamin Newman, after "Ma'oz Tzur", trad. Hebrew

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