The Maccabeats | |
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| Origin | New York City |
| Genres | A cappella, beatboxing, covers, parody |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Members | Chanina Abramowitz David Block Michael Greenberg Julian (Chaim) Horowitz Noah "Noey" Jacobson Joshua Jay Nachum Joel Ari Lewis Mordechai Prus Jeffrey Ritholtz Buri Rosenberg George Rubin Yona Saperstein Joey Senders Immanuel Shalev Meir Shapiro Yonatan Shefa Ely Shestack |
| Website | www |
The Maccabeats are an American Orthodox Jewish all-male a cappella group. Founded in 2007 at Yeshiva University, Manhattan, New York, the 14-member group specializes in covers and parodies of contemporary hits using Jewish-themed lyrics. Their breakout 2010 Hanukkah music video for "Candlelight", a parody of Mike Tompkins' a cappella music video for Taio Cruz's "Dynamite", logged more than two million hits in its first ten days; the video has been viewed more than 16 million times as of 2022. They have recorded three albums and one EP, and frequently release music videos in conjunction with Jewish holidays. They tour worldwide and have performed at the White House and the Knesset.