Released on: November 27, 2007, 1:42 pm

Press Release Author: Mike Gauss / WCPE

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: WCPE Offers Special Programming for Chanukah

Press Release Body: WAKE FOREST, N.C. (November 28, 2007)-WCPE Great Sacred Music
host Ken Hoover announced today that WCPE will air special programming at sundown, 6
p.m. ET on December 4 honoring the Jewish Festival of Lights, Chanukah.

WCPE will celebrate the lighting of the first candle of the seven candle menorah.
The program will feature traditional tunes, sacred songs and commentary by Hoover.
Rabbi Jenny Solomon selected the music and prepared the script in conjunction with
WCPE staff: Greysolynne Hyman, Jenni Elion, Dick Storck and Hoover.

TheClassicalStation.org has a long history of observing the Jewish High Holy Days,
going back to the late Andrea Rosnick who shared her faith and love of Jewish
tradition with listeners for many years. Listener response around the world has been
positive and enthusiastic.

"Chanukah is a holiday of lights, dreidels, latkes, dancing and singing," says
Hoover. "Behind it all is a great story of heroism and faithfulness to God."

Contrary to popular belief, Chanukah is not the Jewish version of Christmas, though
because of its proximity some customs, such as elaborate gift giving and decorations
have been adopted.

Chanukah (Hebrew: חנוכה‎, also spelled
Hanukkah), known as the Festival of Lights, Feast of Dedication, and Feast of the
Maccabees, is an eight-day Jewish holiday beginning on the 25th day of Kislev
according to the Hebrew calendar, which may fall anytime from late November to late
December.

From the Hebrew word for dedication or consecration, Chanukah marks the
re-dedication of the Temple in Jerusalem after its desecration by the forces of
Antiochus IV and commemorates the \"miracle of the container of oil.\" According to
the Talmud, at the re-dedication following the victory of the Maccabees over the
Seleucid Empire, there was only enough consecrated olive oil to fuel the eternal
flame in the Temple for one day. Miraculously, the oil burned for eight days, which
was the length of time it took to press, prepare and consecrate fresh olive oil.

The Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day offered by WCPE transcends belief systems,
being crafted by artists from all traditions and listened to by a global audience
reflective of the world's diversity. Found throughout WCPE's programming are the
traditions of people from all walks of life.

WCPE's live broadcast of Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day can be accessed
around the globe in several ways; on-line streaming in multiple formats, including
IPv6, local cable television systems and traditional radio broadcasting. A complete
list of the ways WCPE is available with instructions for cable and satellite
reception can be found at: theclassicalstation.org/listen.shtml.


About WCPE:
With a 28-year history, WCPE is a non-commercial, 100 percent listener-supported,
independent station dedicated to excellence in Great Classical Music, 24 Hours A
Day. Community-minded business underwriters and foundations are among the 150,000
listeners in the North Carolina broadcast area. General Manager Deborah S. Proctor's
leadership has enabled the WCPE community to include national and worldwide
listeners. Other radio stations and cable television systems can rebroadcast Great
Classical Music, 24 Hours A Day. WCPE is one of the first public broadcasters to
stream on the Internet. WCPE is heard worldwide on the Internet in multiple formats,
including the next generation IPv6. Because WCPE receives no tax-derived support,
the station conducts two on-air fundraising campaigns and two major mail-out
campaigns per year to raise needed operating funds. Quarter Notes, the WCPE Program
Guide, is published four times a year as a means to enhance appreciation and
understanding of classical music. It is distributed to station supporters and is
also available online at TheClassicalStation.org/guide. For more information, visit
TheClassicalStation.Org or call 1-800-556-5178.

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